Very nice job. I've noticed from your posts over the past few months that you were getting close. I'm like Peter H. in that I just finished my Ches17 and am looking at a smaller kayak for the 5 ft. 4 in wife. I may just go with the same 16 ft - 21 inch Merganser version also. Is that Lake Monroe or Lake Lemon in the background? Water's a bit low, hope you avoided the scratches.

Paul C.

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: Greeting -- I finally got the Merganser in the water this past Saturday
: (5/13), went to a state park lake. Real windy and cool. I'm a beginning
: kayaker and the boat was tippy'er than I had planned. I didn't go over,
: but between the wind and the tippy'ness it was a fight. It tracks very
: well and I didn't have any trouble with the wind trying to turn it (I had
: trouble turning it). It's going to take a while to turn me from a
: "guy with a kayak" to a "kayker", but I'm going to
: work hard at it. Have photos, but having trouble getting them posted (try
: the link below, but it's a big picture). Thanks to everyone for your help
: during this process, Greg