> I had the same thing happen on
> my Arctic Tern last winter. I didn't even realize it in the apartment I
> built it in (poor lighting) but the 2" tape is painfully obvious in
> sunlight. It shows up as a yellowish-cloudy-2"-wide stripe around the
> boat.

I can't argue with that. my unfinished coho hull never saw & was never seen @ bright sun light. all I remember is the osprey-hp I saw few months ago in key largo. it was before I purchased the coho, & it was the first wooden I ever saw. I walked arround it for 15 min. I looked @ everything. I don't remember any weavings that drew my attention. & I'll repeat: I don't care how it looks, I'd rather be kayaking.

> I would recommend to anyone in the future that they skip Pygmy's
> butt-taping process and go with the old butt-plate-on-the-inside method.
> It really doesn't leave a flat spot as CLC claims. Betsie Bay Kayaks does
> very nice production stitch-n-glue boats ($3000) and they still use
> butt-plates.

yes, yes, yes, this is the most truethful thing said on this board for quite a while. I wish I had the confidence to think that way before I started my kayak.