I can only add that a WRC GP can have more spring and flex than a carbon fibre paddle. I switched to GPs because of shoulder problems and after buying a 2 piece carbon fibre one (made by a member of my club) my shoulders were feeling the added stiffness after a couple of hours. It has the advantage,...

These boats could exist after our death. If it’s a truly awful design, there could be multiple incidents of it washing ashore alongside a dead body, and the widow[er] selling it on to someone they didn’t like. I remember being told a macabre story of a rowing boat like that as a kid. The name etchi...

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You could probably use a Dremel or similar with a burred end fitted. That would remove the material fairly quickly but in a controlled manner.

Rog.

You could fill the grooves with contrasting PE something like welding rods sold to do repairs but I'm thinking of a design that would be A4 size.

Yes, it's going to need heat, like a soldering iron or blowtorch, to deform/modify the surface. Abrasion wouldn't change the colour enough to make it obvious if a kayak was listed on Facebook/Gumtree/eBay. And it needs to be big enough so that the usual photos would show the marks, you can't just dr...

How can I mark a polyethylene kayak? I've tried permanent marker but this rubs off again. I want to apply a unique logo or band across the deck so that it's immediately obvious. This would mean that it would be obvious if a thief tries to sell it online. You wouldn't buy something with no picture. I...

Good. I drove 300 miles, sat in it and bought mine there and then.

Enjoy!

Bought a Jubilee as my first kayak 12 odd years ago. I'm 6'2" and don't think I've been 14st for a couple of decades!! The Jubilee was built before manufacturers did much about cockpit ergonomics. I don't know the P&H kayaks well for comparison apart from the old square hatch Capellas that the club ...

Hi Openeyes,
I've PM'd you. Can't find your Gumtree advert. What deadline have you set?
Thanks . . . . Ben

It would be good to see old PE kayaks recycled. We have a good few damaged, antique short kayaks in my kayak club which don't get used. There must be many more gathering mould in gardens throughout the country (I know I have one). You'd pretty quickly get enough suitable material to be recast if you...

https://media.ukriversguidebook.co.uk/uploads/4343/1518470342212-6364.png This is what the nose of my Anas Acuta looked like before I glued it together again with thickened polyester resin. The middle component is made of castings from the inside of the repaired nose and the hull. Formed a lip insi...

My bit of string to the interweb is down so not able to upload photo at the moment. I'm not so sure that the end pour was done after the hull was joined. I hadn't flowed into the upper shell. The deck is pretty thin. Looks like only one layer of CSM under the gelcoat at the end. There are bubbles in...

Chopped the end off completely. (sorry photo out of focus) I'm going to try bridging the hole in the shell and create a flange inside the end of the top using polyester resin and fabric. Then using epoxy to reunite everything without gaps. PeterG, I can see your way of creating the internal form the...

Like it Mr mcgruff. It already has the kicked up tail to go with it.

C'mon - you can't post that sort of picture without telling is how it happened..... But I'd also go for the thickened epoxy to stick it back on then do a gel coat repair once it's back to being the correct shape. Or alternately..... https://www.ukriversguidebook.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=127...

Not sure the best way to fix the broken nose of my Anas Acuta. I've ground away the plastic padding that was holding the nose together. The incomplete shell of the upper part of the hull is just held onto the rest of the deck. The lower half of the hull is solid resin to seal the hole for the end to...

The Inuit carved map sticks to document coastal features. http://www.amusingplanet.com/2017/04/inuit-tactile-maps-of-greenland.html https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ZKxpNP2Zyjk/WOsOM9B_pGI/AAAAAAABSNY/vToUHFM0_pA/inuit-map2.jpg I might try his for my bit of the Lincolnshire coast. It would look li...

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Good stuff Mark G. !

. . . . Ben

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Do I have to read all that? Aren't there any pictures? #ShortAttentionSpan

. . . . Ben

How about a thread each month such as 'WHERE DID YOU PADDLE - October 2017' Something the West Coast Paddler forum does, but not every month. Less intimidating than starting a dedicated thread. The WCP forum allows you to upload to their site, so you don't need to use a 3rd party site and link. . . ...

Are the days of the bulletin board numbered? They developed before there were sites like Facebook. After all Mark posted his trip report on FB and I read it there. Perhaps there a dilution of content when content can be hosted on so many different platforms. My club set up its own private FB group a...

Actually. . . if I can get the club kayaks into a seaworthy condition so that we can inspire folk like this young lady on a trip to Staffa and the Treshnish islands. . https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4500/37194902504_2465402ae7_z.jpg . . . they might go on to do this. .. https://farm5.staticflickr.co...

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4507/37192166764_a99847f728_b.jpg Mark, Why torture yourself bringing up nightmares like this? Get out there and report back so that others can live vicariously paddling they could never achieve. . . . Ben P.S. if you avoid removing the cable it saves a lot of hassle....

I was thinking this was Captain Frank McNulty. It was the handlebar moustache but I think you are right. . . . Ben

Kayak still available. Free to a good home. https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4481/37733793461_827ddddfb4_b.jpg I've removed all the old deck fittings (pump works well) and modifications and taken new photos to be found here; https://flic.kr/s/aHsm7518uw Scans of the original brochure can be found here...

If you are around today I would come and have a look at it. My contact details in the message I've sent you . .. or post your address on this public forum. . . . Ben

Is there a spraydeck with it?

(I've sent you a message. Click 'Private messages' up to the right.)

. . . . Ben

I'm guessing it has no bulkheads and virtually no decklines and looks like this? ;

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. . . . Ben

(trying Flickr link, I've lost all my photo links with Photobucket policy change as well Chris!) Before ] https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4302/36203457066_40cf083a62_b.jpg After https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4328/35440002723_de569e1349_b.jpg Cut out the seat and mounted it on closed cell foam blocks...

Kayak has been taken by an old member of the club who remembers it being purchased. . . . . Ben