: THANK YOU ! for the link, very interesting stuff. Spent all day
: today on the thing and didn't really do anything. I think I am
: afraid of making a mistake, so I am kinda procrastinating.

You're welcome. You know, the amount of time I was in the shop scratching my head was pretty great on my first kayak. More than likely though, what you're worried about now will completely go away, probably to be replaced by another worry, over and over again until you're paddling. Then you will have a hard time remembering.

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