With last week's Skerry class wrapped up (another one coming in July in Newport, RI), we're back to work on the Shearwater and Wood Duck hybrids, among other things.
John Peck cuts the hatch.
Chesapeake builder Dick Thoms just sent us this photo of the varnishing setup in his shop:
He writes: "This is a C-17 after final varnish coat in our barn-converted-to-spray-booth. The spray booth is equipped with pulley assembly to allow for continuous application of varnish on the hull and then on the deck by raising it for the hull, then lowering for the deck."
And at our first Annapolis kayak demo last week, we got to see Mike Gonzalez's beautifully finished Mill Creek 16.5, Runamuck:
We took our own Mill Creek 16.5 for a spin with the Piantedosi Row Wing.
Mark Stevens gets his Eastport Pram ready for OkoumeFest...
