hacking up my yak

[RandyDaytona]

Greetings all!

New member with a first post. I currently own a CD Altura and was surfing the web, doing some research on possibly getting another one when my search led me to this site.

I'm interested to see how your project comes out. I looked at Hobies, but they didn't seem to "fit" me very well and I liked the Altura's design better. It's already a speedy SOT (I started kayaking in Greenland-style sea kayaks when I lived in SE Alaska and Washington state, and I think the Altura is comparable to them as far as flat-out speed - not AS fast, but it can certainly hold its own for such a heavy/beamy boat). A "hands-free" propulsion option would be kinda cool, though.

I need a decent weather window to start putting it back together, as I don't have have an enclosed heated place to work on it.

Whaddaya mean? Aren't you guys all in California? Who needs heat when the tempurature is above freezing ? There are actually icebergs floating on the surface of Lake Superior right now.

Great forum, BTW.

Ron