: Thanks All - by the way, my boat is not wood, just a standard
: all-fiberglass british sea kayak with a combo of glass fabric
: and chopped mat - heavy layup. To me it's noticably heavier than
: similar boats I lift. Having left it collecting some water for a
: full season (had it under a poorly functioning
: currogated/plywood thing I rigged up in the back yard, was using
: a different boat that year, and came to check the other rarely)
: - so just assumed the weight could be due in part to water
: absorption. There's some rippling if the interior hull fabric
: but likely a result of original hand-layup. The weeping or
: discoloration are things I haven't noticed. I'll check it
: closely to make sure. From the comments you all added - my fears
: have been substantially allayed. It's just a freakin' heavy
: boat. Thanks JIM

I know all about grossly heavy Brit boats, I've got a NDK Greenlander, feels like you're lifting the Titantic :)

Bill H.