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Re: Launching: "Vinaccia" Black Pearl
By:Robert N Pruden
Date: 1/18/2012, 5:14 am
In Response To: Re: Launching: "Vinaccia" Black Pearl (danperry)

: I can't imagine having something looking so nice and feeling oyster
: shells making that first scar in the hull. Then, since I will be
: building mine, I won't be feeling it down to my core.

Dan, I am having exactly that problem to consider when paddling the Night Heron S&G I did all the art work on recently. I put two months into the deck art and now I am worried. I tend to be fairly rough on my boats so I know one wrong move in this kayak will kill me. Sigh! I understand that the things are built to be used but man, what a delemma...dilemma...dilimma...oh, you know what I mean.

Robert N(o brass keel strip on this one) Pruden

Messages In This Thread

Launching: "Vinaccia" Black Pearl *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 1/13/2012, 5:23 pm
Re: Launching: "Vinaccia" Black Pearl
Etienne Muller -- 1/13/2012, 5:39 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 1/13/2012, 6:04 pm
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Greg New -- 1/14/2012, 12:12 am
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danperry -- 1/14/2012, 10:43 am
Re: Launching: "Vinaccia" Black Pearl *NM*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 1/14/2012, 4:28 pm
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Dave Gentry -- 1/14/2012, 10:49 am
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 1/14/2012, 4:34 pm
Sliders *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 1/14/2012, 6:18 pm
Re: Launching: "Vinaccia" Black Pearl
Robert N Pruden -- 1/14/2012, 1:52 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 1/14/2012, 4:36 pm
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danperry -- 1/14/2012, 5:42 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 1/18/2012, 5:14 am
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Eric Mattison -- 1/14/2012, 7:04 pm
Re: Launching: "Vinaccia" Black Pearl *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 1/15/2012, 7:32 am
Re: Launching: "Vinaccia" Black Pearl
Bill Hamm -- 1/15/2012, 4:39 am
Re: Launching: "Vinaccia" Black Pearl
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 1/15/2012, 7:34 am