Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Goodbye To A Friend


Glad to have known you.
7/7/94-10/30/07

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

New Kayak


The new boat is finally done. I say finally, because it's been a long time coming. It's been nearly 18 months on this one. I knew it would be on the market when finished and I lost motivation to get her done. I really don't want to see her go, but it's for sale. It's a CLC Chesapeake 16LT. They are wonderfully versatile boats. I use mine regularly on local flat water and have even launched into chest-high surf on several occasions.

She is of okoume (African Mahogany) plywood construction completely sheathed in layers of fiberglass fabric and epoxy. All hull seams have 3" fiberglass tape reinforcement internally. The hull is painted with marine polyurethane and the deck is bright finished with marine varnish. Watertight bulkheads and hatches, deck rigging, and adjustable footbraces installed. Included, but not installed: thigh braces, back band, and foam seat.

Details
Length: 15' 8"
Beam: 23"
Depth: 12"
cockpit size: 31"x17"
Weight: ~42 lbs
Knee height: 11.5"
Max shoe size (men's): 10
Recommended paddler weight: 100-150lbs (I comfortably paddle mine at 155lbs)
Max payload: 220lbs

Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Hat Trick Ale

I rolled out the tripel for it's first official tasting this weekend. It's been laying down for a couple of months now and I was looking forward to getting some feedback. A good friend who is probably the one person most responsible for introducing me to good beer had this to say: "Holy sh*t, you made this? Wow...this is great!" Glad to hear others think it's as good as I do. :)