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Pilotlon last won the day on August 9 2021

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  1. Tnx, bagarre. Borrow away! Btw....I bought a $2 rubber door mat from Wally World, to put on the seating stringers. Worked a treat!
  2. No one at the lake to take the launch pix. And, I guess without pix, it really didn't happen. Paddled for about 45 minutes. Like Jeff said, it's a little twitchy, but much of that is just me getting used to it. What I can tell you is that it is very quick...almost effortless paddling.
  3. Welcome, Zibodo I went down to the BB and bought two ready-made saw horses. With the strong back height, it brought my Short Shot to just the right height for me. I'm 5' 8". YMMV.
  4. I'm reminded of that scene from The Great Race where the Italian driver's first action is to yank off the review mirror, stating, "What's behind me is not important!" The auto transmission wasn't that difficult. However, mating it to the Yamaha outboard was. Tomorrow we launch!! Well....assuming thunderstorms don't interfere. We have a week of storms forecast ahead, all starting tomorrow morning. If there's a storm on the horizon in the morning, it might be one of the fastest kayak transits of Loch Lomond, here in Bella Vista. This morning was formal picture day, since the registration stickers need to go on both sides of the bow later today. Obviously, the Property Owner's Assn doesn't appreciate the aesthetics of kayaking. The stickers are big, green, and ugly....but, so are the Lake Patrol boats. Maybe it's all of a piece. Thanks for following along at home as this construction took place. Lon "just a hog paddler" in NWArkansas
  5. Out of the hanger....er...I mean the garage, and the painting is done. I'm working on the rope lip coaming today, but it must be around 230 degrees in the garage, I'm certain. The goal is to take a short test paddle tomorrow morning, and then have it posed for formal pictures. Tested pedal positions today, and told a nosy neighbor that the left pedal is the clutch, and the right pedel is the accelerator.
  6. Thanks, AT I'm going after a "Stars & Stripes" motif, and am starting on the white enamel primary coat today. Did the primer yesterday. Then, some blue and red later in the week, and finally a few stars for fun. "Freedom", since that's what she represents to me....freedom to explore the lakes locally. I plan to meet up with the local paddler's group on Aug 2nd, for the first time, and paddle Lake Windsor, here in Bella Vista....a lengthy, skinny, no-wake lake, in which a novice like me can be comfortable. I might have been a pilot, but I have yet to earn my...er...water wings.
  7. Looks like she's ready to paint. WoooHooo! Long road to here! Especially long when you barely know what you're doing!
  8. Certainly agree. I am also well into sinew spool two on my Short Shot.
  9. Was $118 delivered, from Carolina Knife Company, which I realize is an extravagance. But, it was worth every penny to this novice!! At least I do have other uses for it in projects not yet started.
  10. Installing the coaming today. I should be ready for the first coat of paint (primer) tomorrow.
  11. Thanks!Finished sewing up the frame today...just as a storm hit. Good timing!! Coaming is ready to go...probably on Saturday.
  12. Welcome, bagarre. Nick Schade has some lovely designs. I've had my sights on building a stripper, but I know that there just aren't enough hours left, and too much water to be played in. My "ShortShot" has taken long enough, since I'm a first-time builder. That was plenty for now. Hopefully painting this weekend, and on the water before the end of July.
  13. I started the skinning today, and almost finished the bow. I highly recommend the welting cord seam, and I used Corey Freedman's video...watched it over and over until I was comfortable with the whole procedure. I'm really pleased with the results. I also watched his video for deck rigging without hardware, and I plan to follow that video when rigging time comes. The painter knots idea came from animatedknots.com, as I just didn't like any other solution that I had seen to this point. I'll do the same thing in the stern over the next day, or two. Hope to be painting by this weekend. I'm using the new 6oz polyester, and couldn't be happier with the results. It's just as tight as a tick, and I could play drums on it. Very few wrinkles, especially when using this two-cord stitching process.
  14. LOL.....no problem guessing what it is, when it goes under the tree at Christmas, however. Friends told me I should name it "Casper The Kayak". Planning to start stiching the top tomorrow. Using Corey Freedman's video, and double-corded process. Also using his coaming with the rope-edged spray skirt.
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