: Shawn: Thank you for the comparisons and design and construction details. All
: good things to consider and definitely sound good in theory. I would think
: that roll characteristics would be influenced by you changing the shape of
: the deck though making the yak less symetrical around its axis of
: rotation. I would think that the non-hardchine lines would make the roll
: definietly easier than the CLC though.

Actually, by raising the deck around the cockpit, I made the forms more "circular"--meaning the height became closer to the beam, so it might be even easier to roll, if I compensated enough for the layback. Then again, the deck near the cockpit is higher, with the ends remaining low, so I don't know what effect, if any, that will have on a roll.

: Looking forward to more pictures. I may post some of the Merganser in the
: future. Unfortunately I don't have a digital camera as I still believe in
: slides and 35 mm.

Actually, I use my kayaking camera (Pentax 105WR) for all my progress photos and still have to get the print film developed, so I usually have a 2-week lag time between progress and photos.

Shawn