Thanks for that Chris - I didn't think of that, but handy to know if it should happen again. A bonus with my repair was that I sent the camera back minus battery, and it came back with one in.

I had a Tough 8000 which I really liked, but unfortunately dropped it into the sea with the battery compartment door open - end of T8000. I replaced it with a TG-835 which has been great. In order to avoid being without a camera if the TG-835 should become unavailable, I bought a TG-5 as a back-up, ...

Sorry about that - the good thing is your original advert is still at the top of the thread and will be the first thing anyone sees when they click on the for sale page. Most people won't bother scrolling down to the rest of the bumf.

Beryl, I'm not sure how Flickr manage their statistics - individual photos within the album have more views, but still not that many. My model kayaks, including a Shrike, get a lot more interest. A full size Shrike is on my list of retirement projects. In Flickr, when you're on the album top page, t...

Ben, I've seen photos of several early Anas Acutas in clear gel coat, I think it was probably the base option. Mine is nice and light at 18kg, but I put that down to it having no bulkheads, hatches or any other modern accoutrements. Mine was out on the river last Sunday - I took the Angmagssalik las...

Ben, Mine is in remarkably good condition for its age. I've replaced the footrest and deck fittings, fitted a better seat (original kept for re-fit if required) and that's about it. The join seam is entirely intact, but not entirely attached - it's loose in places but I haven't got round to sorting ...

This is my early/mid '70s boat

Quite a few of the responses above mention the usefulness of being able to stow two-part Greenland paddles on front or back decks, but in my experience it is quite practical and far more useful to have a complete paddle to hand. I have no trouble with a 220cm paddle on the front deck of any of my ka...

I’m no expert, but here are some observations from my own experience. I bought my first stick because I wanted to have a go at some of the Greenland rolls I had seen on Youtube and other internet sites. At the time - mid 2012 - there weren't many sticks advertised anywhere on line, but I found Chris...

I wouldn't either, but Geoff Hunter didn't have a lot of choice half a century ago. It will be interesting to take it out in some waves, but mine is going to spend most of its time on flat water, for which it seems eminently suitable. https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/geoff-and-nimrod-ride-ag...

Beryl, I used a much simpler bungee method on my Anas Acuta which I thought would be more versatile, but I'm going to refit it with my Angmagssalik version which works really well. The black balls on the paddle trap are from small bungee tie down loops - I got a packet of ten at my local garden cent...

I enjoyed my first paddle in the Angmagssalik today. The river was in flood so the conditions weren’t ideal, but the kayak was ready to go and I couldn’t wait. No rolling yet though, as the water was full of debris and who knows what. It’s definitely the most tippy of my sea kayaks, but not unpleasa...

Peter, There is no front compartment on this one, the only bulkhead is behind the cockpit. I have been making progress on removing the old flaky surface coating - it helps that I can put the boat up high out of the way in the workshop when I'm not working on it, rather than fiddle it back in to the ...

PlymouthDamo, Thanks for the advice - I had considered those options, but in the short term I will leave the deck alone. I haven't paddle this boat or any other Angmagssalik, so I'd like to try it in standard form before making any alterations. Also, leaving it standard means it will be usable soone...

Pedro, I don't think it would be possible to get a nice even plywood finish now as it's so patchy, so I'll go for a paint finish - probably white. Yesterday I started prodding and poking, and ended up making significant progress in removing loose seam taping and old varnish. The keel and chine seams...

https://i.ibb.co/s3T19Ms/P9137302.jpg I have just bought an old Kayel Angmagssalik restoration project which I found on Ebay. There is no history available for the boat as it was found and sold on by a house clearance outfit - they had no luck selling it at car boot sales because nobody had the mea...

Sold for £107.

I asked the seller to provide a bit more detail on the boat's condition, and he later amended the listing to say that it is an Angmassilik built from a Granta kit, never finished, never been on the water. I put in a bid but that has been passed now, (£104) by an Ebayer with a (0) rating. I wasn't pr...

Thanks for the magazine link Paddy - browsing through that brought back a lot of memories.

I only ever had one surf kayak, and I can't remember what it was - it was over 35 years ago.

Sorry Mike, I've only got the one VCP catalogue and it's not in there.

From the Gaybo catalogue circa 1976: https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/598/32149453502_63522d329d_b.jpg From the Valley Canoe Products catalogue circa 1977: https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/316/32259904876_a708c48772_b.jpg From the P&H Fibreglass catalogue circa 1979: https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/653/3145...

Here's something of a rarity from the late seventies, a Krakatoa Switch. It's been on for at least a couple of months - I contacted the vendor to see if he was an old friend who had one, but it wasn't him. I sold my old Apollo Ultragil from the early eighties on Ebay in the autumn - got a whopping £...

Jim, you're not wrong. Have a look at this diorama in 1/72nd scale - I wish I had modelling skills like that.

http://www.diorama-dreamland.at/index.php?id=35

Nick, there's no trick photography or photoshopping involved, it's all 1/6th scale.

Nick, It's quite simple. I took a set of your plans and draughted them out at 16.67% full size, then cut out some bits of 1/16th inch ply, stitched and glued a hull, tacked on a 1/64th inch ply deck, slapped on some paint and varnish, and Bob's your uncle. Easier said than done, but not too hard rea...

Nick, I see you've found my toys. You can tell I'm more of a modeller than a sea kayaker. Regards, Jon

Steve, Thanks for the bulkhead advice, but I don’t intend putting bulkheads in this boat as it’s not likely to be used on the sea or open water. I already have two other capable sea kayaks (NDK Explorer and Tahe Greenland T) so the Anas Acuta can stay original. I intend to use it as a river/rolling ...

Nick, I had seen this picture of your restored AA when I was researching the boat, and I thought that if they can look that good then I really ought to go for it.

The Anas Acuta was probably the first sea kayak I set eyes on as a teenager in the mid 1970’s at the Canoe Exhibition at Crystal Palace. I still have the VCP catalogue from that time that is missing the Anas Acuta picture because I cut it out to use in a college project about kayaking. When I saw th...