At €1,590 for the glass fibre and €2,445 for the carbon Bylgja they seem pretty reasonable for a high cost economy like Norway. Wonder where they are made? I'm guessing the slightly smaller Idun might be a bit cheaper even? Like the hard chine hull! Prices fron a German importer https://paddelstore....

This tends to resolve the issue (only joking before the animal rights squad get going), but after all, it's what our boats were built for...

I thought the OP was deluded then, and I still think it is a deluded ambition now: attempting the North Channel solo with zero open crossing or tidal experience. Given the lack of response to what were several detailed, in depth and well meant responses, I can only assume the OP was trolling, or tha...

Maps now sold

Half price ie €50 sounds good. I will check what postage would be and let you know. Otherwise where are you in France? I will be driving through in March/April if you are not in a hurry.

Carbon gp's are very nice but a bit posy imo. I started into this with a home made WRC paddle which cost about £20 in materials (8' of carefully selected straight grain 4x2" WRC and tung oil) and about the same for a block plane, surform and spoke shave. I still have the paddle and tools after 10 ye...

Bump, any offers?

Gone to good home.

@Davis S. Hi David, , I emailed you about the Nordy HM. I'm near Loch Tay (Crieff) and would be interested. Please feel free to PM me. Steve

Maps are in central Scotland btw, not my Avatar location Mallorca

Set of two nautical chart books of the Åland Archipelago, Finland. Each is a book of circa 30 charts of the eastern and western halves respectively. Vintage 2005 but fine for kayaking. Essential to planning any expedition to the area. €55 new each, but just make me an offer or I will accept any swap...

http://yostwerks.org/ free to good home. Half-finished materials for two yostwerks high-tech skin-on-frame Greenland kayaks. Unfinished projects that are likely to remain that way due to other priorities, but that I would like to see go to a good home. Includes: Two rolls of black reinforced PVC fab...

Oh, and if you want a high fore deck for feet, maybe consider the Rockpool Taran family, or similar offers from Tiderace such as the Pace

Nanuk in Germany have (had?) demo Rockpool boats, but probably as cheap and easy to travel to Anglesey. Or contact Mike Webb at Rockpoom for suggestions. Immensely helpful guy. Or why not take your time, attend a few symposia, maybe do a bit of training and use the opportunity to either demo some bo...

Kokatat make a combination, part PFD part lifejacket. Not tried on myself, but have their drysuit and PFD, excellent bits of kit, and the sea02 gets decent reviews if rather pricey.
https://paddling.com/gear/kokatat-sea02-hybrid-pfd/

I don't visit here nearly as often as I should these days, so only saw this by chance, so many thanks for saving the photos etc. There is a link to the cutting video here if you are able to download and embed this?? https://youtu.be/lgx72uHamI0 Many thanks for reviving/saving this post. I still have...

@mcgruff. Rule #1 don't get seperated from the boat! Swimming is never an option. Certainly not in some of the west coast tidal streams. With a deckless ski reentry should be practiced until bombproof. If you doubt your ability to maibtain contact then get a leash and start to use it before things g...

I note from the floating photo it is an HM, which narrows it a bit further. I'm guessing it started life with an ocean cockpit. The seat bucket btw looks more like from a ww boat or surf shoe than a sea kayak, given the highish thigh lip and splayed leg position. What is the rear deck like? Day hatc...

Whatever it is, and the workmanship looks excellent btw, ☺ it was a long time ago. The single piece RDFs were only fitted to the very first mid 70's Nordys, and soon replaced with the black ABS screw-in inserts. That is not to say the cockpit wasn't fitted (much) later, but it looks aged with the de...

Worlds hottest city??? Probably best to build in the winter then :) even in our mild summer's a 1 lb pot of resin can go off in 10 mins. You could do worse than build a nice cedar strip and take a mould off it. That way the plug subsequently serves as a boat too. Check out http://www.etiennemuller.c...

To be fair, making a plug, then a mould, which needs to be particularly robust (tool coat or thick gelcoat, 5+ layers of CSM, reinforing ribs and flanges) is a LOT of work if you are just making one boat. building a nice cedarstrip is about the same work as making the plug alone.

Llanca, Costa Brava, Spain (Catalonia) April 13-19

https://pagaia.club/simposium/?lang=en

There are strange, very fine, circular swirl marks on the gel coat. For the life of me I can't imagine what caused them :o) :o) Hi Douglas, it is just an optical effect. Micro scratches (and I mean MICRO!!! - all surfaces have them) when lit from a certain angle show up tangential to the light sour...

Hi Mike, old head is great fun, make sure you get tide and swell right to go through the tunnels. A figure 8 course out of garrylucas or the speckled door (free parking and put in at both, and within walking distance of each other so no shuttle needed). MIZEN is fantastic. Barleycove to Dunmanus tak...

Dont firget the Pilgrim either, myself I would say Isel or Romany, but beware the LV, there are, according to some, issues with the seat placement and fore/aft balance.

Watch TITS (this is the sea) for a pretty close call of Justines' . Imo safest bet would be to get in the water and swim until it passes over

You are the same age as me when I started in 1974! Join a club, get free coaching, meet nice people with cars, driving licences and roofracks, follow a coaching scheme. With disinterested parents but the support of adult club paddlers, i went through the BCU schemes to advanced sea proficiency (4*) ...

Remember the raw materials alone cost £300-£500 depending on resin used, carbon, Kevlar etc. Then another £300+ for hatches, footrest, skeg, rdf's etc. Then add 40 man hours work at what, £20? The manufacturer's cost of building a kayak is easily £1600, add delivery, dealer margins, advertising, cos...

While I agree that for a new boat you can expect a flawless product, kayaks by their nature are an artisanal one off, and this damage imo is minor and cosmetic and relates to the add on keel stop and doesn't compromise the hull. It seems that the gel (flow coat) cover on top of the keel strip tape h...

If you use dilute sea water for cooking, do you use the same dilution ratio for sea water from different seas? No! In the Aland islands (northern baltic) we used it neat for rice, pasta etc. It was also fine for washing brushing teeth etc. The salt concentration is about 1% there. In the med it can...