Why the kit? Well, a while back I drove around and collected about a dozen sheets of luan (from 2 different sources,) with the idea of building as light as possible. That collection was being safely stored in spare room, laying flat on the floor. After a while, I had to vacate that room (to insure domestic harmony,) and was forced to store the ply up against a wall.
At this time, that stack of wood resembles an accordion, I mean, we are talking warp-city! As I explained to Matt, I didn't want to build a floating concertina. (Maybe later. . . ) I could replace that with more of the same, or lay it flat, wet it out a bit and try to fix it, or go for some 1088 good stuff. Looking at that thin, warpy-wood, I think it might have been the wrong stuff in the first place. Only two veneer's with some suspect-looking filler in the middle.
In any event, I decided to use the warpage as an excuse to try the kit. And as far as that goes, Matt was a pleasure to deal with over the phone. This particular boat had not be "kitted" as yet, so some adjustments had to be made. All done in short order, with no hassle at all!
Not sure when I'll actually start the build, as I'm still involved in the house renovation thing. But things are at a point where I can probably work on that and the boat, more-or-less at the same time.
I'm still looking towards including a sailing rig on this build, so I'll be thinking in terms of "rudder," "mast step," and "lee boards," as well as rod holders and depth finder installs.
And to Mick and anyone else who replied to a post I made a few days back, I'm sorry I wasn't able to reply, I'm was having some home network problems and only managed to get online by luck, once in a while. That has be temporarily fixed, and will be "really fixed" very soon!
So, "Hey! How 'yall doin'?"
(My way of saying I've missed "talking" with yoose guys!)Mike S.
Spring Hill, FL
