I finally got around to finishing what was supposed to be a boat for my daughter from a kit I purchased about three years ago.  Part way through the build we realized she didn't have a secure place to store it at her apartment.  I stopped construction and hung it from the ceiling in my woodshop via a couple of 1" straps.  An impending move to MN forced me to finish it this spring.  We launched it today and it paddles a lot better than I had expected...I should have completed it 2011!

My wife had never paddled solo before and she found it quite stable.

I opted to paint the hull.  I had a few issues the epoxy going bad after long-term storage and had to scrape a layer off.  The paint worked great to hide the "carnage."  I brought the paint up 3/4" over the deck and radiused the bow and stern...I like this look better.  

Considering the issues I had with the bad layer of epoxy, the final product turned out pretty good.

I might even lay out the bucks for a shorter, more vertical paddle.  Check out this link to a short video of my initial launch:

https://plus.google.com/u/0/106633993963598078630/photos/photo/6011157575043600402