Launch day Long Shot

[CapecodJohn]

Took out Long Shot for a shake down cruise. Boy does she paddle nice. Different than my plastic bath tub, a lot less resistance, much quicker. My wife followed in the Vardo. We went to a pond with a dozen people in plastic kayaks paddling around.

People were stopping us on the pond "is that home made"? "they are beautiful"

My wife -"my husband made these for us",  me "yes I did" them -"did you design them" no I got the plans from Jeff  go to kudzucraft.com get the plans and build one your self. this is going to be  a great summer.

 

 

 

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[Bcone1381]

John,  I like your long shot!  You did a real nice job, and boy, that's a Long Boat!

 

Tell me again the covering system you used...was it 11oz poly coated with marine varnish?  It's got an appealing color to it!

 

I also wonder how the Long Shot compares with you wife's Vardo.  Are they real similar in speed, or is their a noticeable difference?  

 

Brooks

[CapecodJohn]

John,  I like your long shot!  You did a real nice job, and boy, that's a Long Boat!

 

Tell me again the covering system you used...was it 11oz poly coated with marine varnish?  It's got an appealing color to it!

 

I also wonder how the Long Shot compares with you wife's Vardo.  Are they real similar in speed, or is their a noticeable difference?  

 

Brooks

I like the Varnish I used It is Ace Hardware brand Marine varnish it has a nice rich color I will paint  my fire fly this week with it

 

Long shot is faster, I can't tell by how much, Vardo is wider and shorter both are much better than our plastic models

[Kudzu]

If you have paddles much there is a very noticeable difference in the two. The rounded hull shape is much more efficient than that hard chines. But more wood and more time to build.