Larry--

It was fun to see you and many other builders many of whom were atleast silent partners of this bulletin board. I am honored by your compliments and while i have built several boats, I too, learn from these pages.

> I couldn't agree with you more! I went to the Small Boat Shop Canoe and
> Kayak expo because I knew that Eric Schade was going to be there. I
> brought a friend along for the ride. When we got to the expo, we
> immediately went over to where Eric was building a stitch n glue on site.
> It was pretty exciting to actually see someone else stitching panels
> together. Eric was a wealth of information, and really boosted my
> confidence through his comments and recommendations during our discussion.

> Meanwhile, my non-kayaking friend was staring strangely at this other
> person who was listening to Eric. As it turned out, that was Scotty from
> this board, and he was a long time friend of my friend, (who happens to be
> from NY, but is now living near me in CT, where the expo was). I thought
> it was great to meet both Eric and Scotty, and a real bonus that my friend
> could vouch that Scotty wasn't an ax murderer;)

> It's amazing what a small world it is at times.

> Larry