> Heh, yeah, if you didn't have good faith in God, you'd really have to have
> faith in your building skills! Fortunately, I have both!

> You'll be a tad (but just a tad) slower, because of the added wetted
> surface, but the boat will still look cool!! I don't think you'd have too
> much problem fitting into one--let me know Nick's response. Yes, you can
> definitely open up the cockpit to make entry and exit easier. You just
> need a bigger sprayskirt, but that's doable too. You'll want a cockpit big
> enough to sit in and then put your legs in, rather than
> legs-first-then-butt.

> Yeah, I'm just talking about a swimming pool. It doesn't have to be
> Olympic-sized either!! That's great if you have access to a pool and
> kayak--it will make it that much easier to fit practice into yoru
> schedule. The "Rolling Fool" in the corner of my page was
> designed by Nick.

> How to learn to roll: Find someone who knows how and have them teach you.
> It's like learning to ride a bike. If you read about it, it will be darn
> difficult. If you have someone who knows how to roll teach you (they don't
> have to be the local kayaking expert, just someone with a reliable roll),
> you can learn 3 or 4 times as fast. It took me 3.5 weeks of pool practice
> to learn to roll, and I didn't seek help until the last 2 sessions. I was
> WAY off when I tried to do it myself. Also make sure the cockpit fits your
> body with foam padding--a poorly fitting cockpit is tough to roll in.

> Shawn

Hey Shawn, Nick said I just may fit in either one, but, he could widen either if I wanted. He mentioned that the only possible thing to consider would be a loss of stability, due to my larger upper body and short legs. Sitting tall I guess. But, maybe that's something I can get used to and experience will eleviate it. ???? I asked how much would the difference be for the altered plans. I'll weigh a few factors before I make a choice, Like I said, I have a couple of months. Hey, I see what they mean by Big Sky in your pics. Beautiful country. My buddy has been 'yaking for a year or more I believe, so, when I see him tonight, I'll ask him if he knows how to roll. If so, then I have my practice site as well. I just checked out the L.L. Panache on another site and it looks good too. Wider already, but, I still like the Exp. and Heron best. More later, Rehd