: Hi All,

: A year or two (or three?) ago, someone on this board was building a squirt
: boat out of cedar strips, I think I remember them calling it surfyak. It
: was an interesting project, but I never saw the end result. The last I
: heard, whoever it was that was building it, was having a bit of a problem
: with the deck around the knee area.

: Anyone know who this was, or how/if the boat turned out? A pic whould be
: great.

: Cheers,

: Paul

hi paul,

my design incorporates lots of new (to me) situations which caused some hiccups. the main one was sacrificial cast ends that i decide to strip up in sequence with the rest of the yak afterwards. a HUGE error. cost about a yr of boredom( along w/ other things).

but as of about a week ago, the stripping and sanding is all finished. i can hardly believe it.

no pics till after. many months of fitting out yet to go.

you'll get a kick out of it when done. a slightly different approach.

-mick