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Launching: Spring Run Done! *PIC*
By:Ian Cummins
Date: 5/25/2011, 2:58 pm

What a great six month project this has been and no doubt the most rewarding piece of woodworking in my 60 years. Many thanks to a bunch of helpful people here and to Nicks book and videos.
So today I took her to a local lake and after some difficulty getting into the cockpit.......we were off! Having only paddled a poly 12' boat once, I was surprised how tippy she was but just a few hours in the water made a big difference. Getting out was interesting too.
Here's a few pics of the boat, one to prove I was in the water. No pics of my entrance and exit.

Ian

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Launching: Spring Run Done! *PIC*
Ian Cummins -- 5/25/2011, 2:58 pm
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Ian Cummins -- 5/25/2011, 3:00 pm
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Ian Cummins -- 5/25/2011, 3:05 pm
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Al Edie -- 5/25/2011, 3:11 pm
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Farback -- 5/25/2011, 5:06 pm
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Clayton Plunkett -- 5/25/2011, 3:53 pm
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Kurt Maurer -- 5/25/2011, 7:48 pm
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Damian Wentzel -- 5/25/2011, 8:50 pm
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Ian Cummins -- 5/25/2011, 9:46 pm
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StephenHJ -- 5/26/2011, 12:02 pm
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Tim Sheehan -- 5/25/2011, 9:28 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/25/2011, 10:27 pm
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Ian Johnson -- 5/25/2011, 10:59 pm
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Allan -- 5/26/2011, 12:40 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/26/2011, 7:21 am
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Allan -- 5/26/2011, 7:36 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/26/2011, 7:46 am
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Mike Savage -- 5/26/2011, 8:45 am
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Ian Cummins -- 5/26/2011, 9:58 am
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Ian Johnson -- 5/25/2011, 11:01 pm
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Kevin McAtee -- 5/26/2011, 2:56 am
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Bob Beaullieu -- 5/26/2011, 8:37 am
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Sean Dawe -- 5/26/2011, 9:26 am
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John VanBuren -- 5/26/2011, 8:25 pm
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Allan -- 5/27/2011, 12:08 am
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Ian Cummins -- 5/27/2011, 8:42 am