I was at the Southwind Kayak Expo this weekend at Newport Beach, CA and saw several wonderfull wood boats and got a lot of good advice but mostly inspiration. I am nearing attaching the deck too the hull of an Osprey STD, worrying about how percisely they will go together and what else I could do now before the deck is attached.
One fellow with a perfectly finished painted Artic Tern (his fourth boat building effort)was kind enough to show me his first boat--looks a lot like mine with drips, spots and the like. Maybe by my fourth boat........