: OK, just finished my third 'yak, and I am apparently getting
: better. The wife actually wants me to build one to hang on the
: wall in the sun room, so the latest one must have looked OK ( at
: least from 15 feet away, which is the height of the ceiling in
: that part of the room). I have the time, and enjoy doing it -
: So........

: Does anybody have any ideas for a good looking boat? I am thinking
: of something simple. Maybe just finding a few nicely figured WRC
: boards that transition from light to dark over their length,
: ripping into bookmatched strips and building a simple boat based
: on the KayakFoundry design.Maybe throw in a few subtle
: pinstripes? Maybe a dark kingstrip? Maybe a dark-and-light
: coaming lip? Deck rigging or no?

: Also, does anybody have pictures showing mounted kayaks? I saw one
: in a bar called Kayak in Savannah Georgia, and it was simply
: hung from hooks upside-down over the bar. I saw the one on the
: wall of the kid's retreat recently, and that was a nice
: presentation.

: Bill VerSteeg

The Guillemot Petrel out of Nick's book would be a really attractive boat. Might have to build one of my own should I ever survive this economy.

Do you want to display the deck, or the hull, or the side of the boat? Do you have room to stand it on end? (or make one smaller, that will fit on end?)

You could use the Google Image search for some ideas on hanging the boat, but I'd plan on making it something where the boat won't get knocked down to easily (earthquake, for example.)

StephenHJ