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Launching: finally launched the Yakkimo *PIC*
By:dave g
Date: 4/30/2011, 10:38 pm

I finally got the chance to launch the guilly today. It has been a long three weeks waiting for better weather. First impressions of this boat are good, the initial stability is solid as a rock exactly what I am used to. I was quite surprised at how loose this boat is, I read all about it before I built but it still caught me off gaurd today. I figure I will get used to it, or I will ask here how to add a bit of rear keel to it, heck if anyone has done this and would like to share I like to learn and it would give me something to think about and start to get a grasp on while I decide if I want to do it or not (like length and height and location). Thanks in advance.
Finally this was the first time using a GP also my first built and far from perfect but I can say this.... I loved it and will probably never go back to euro!
Here is a pic

dave g

Messages In This Thread

Launching: finally launched the Yakkimo *PIC*
dave g -- 4/30/2011, 10:38 pm
Re: Launching: finally launched the Yakkimo
Mike Bielski -- 5/1/2011, 12:12 am
Re: Launching: finally launched the Yakkimo
Doug M of "Northeast Seacoast Kayakers" -- 5/2/2011, 10:13 am
Very nice!
John Caldeira -- 5/1/2011, 2:57 am
Re: Very nice!
dave g -- 5/1/2011, 10:41 am
Re: Very nice!
Kurt Maurer -- 5/1/2011, 6:57 pm
Re: Very nice!
dave g -- 5/1/2011, 11:10 pm
Re: Very nice!
Kurt Maurer -- 5/1/2011, 11:25 pm
Re: Very nice!
dave g -- 5/1/2011, 11:57 pm
Re: Very nice!
Bill Hamm -- 5/2/2011, 12:31 am
Re: Very nice!
Mike Savage -- 5/2/2011, 7:29 am
Re: Very nice! *PIC*
Tony Olsen -- 5/1/2011, 9:25 pm
Re: Very nice!
dave g -- 5/1/2011, 10:55 pm
Re: Very nice! *PIC*
Tony Olsen -- 5/1/2011, 11:08 pm
Re: Very nice!
dave g -- 5/1/2011, 11:59 pm
Re: Very nice!
Bill Hamm -- 5/2/2011, 12:34 am
Re: Very nice!
dave g -- 5/2/2011, 12:52 am
Re: Very nice!
Bill Hamm -- 5/3/2011, 1:25 am
Re: Launching: finally launched the Yakkimo
Ian Cummins -- 5/1/2011, 8:47 am
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dave g -- 5/1/2011, 10:22 am
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ancient kayaker -- 5/1/2011, 6:39 pm
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dave g -- 5/1/2011, 11:05 pm
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Glen Smith -- 5/1/2011, 11:41 pm
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dave g -- 5/2/2011, 12:03 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/2/2011, 12:37 am
Re: Launching: finally launched the Yakkimo
dave g -- 5/2/2011, 12:54 am
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Clayton Plunkett -- 5/2/2011, 9:39 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/3/2011, 1:27 am
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Ian johnson -- 5/3/2011, 4:50 am