Following Jim's suggestion, I've arranged another method of obtaining the plans, with a short delivery time, in the UK and Europe, if you don't have a suitable local printer. Here's the procedure:
1. Phone Servicepoint (
http://www.servicepointuk.com/) on 020 7387 6071, quote "kayak printing", and pay £28.50 with a card. This price includes the full-sized paper plans (£15), cardboard tube, postage, packing and VAT at 20%.
2. Download the free zip file from near the bottom of the page at
http://cnckayaks.com/downloads/
3. Unzip the file, select the 50% pdf file, and save it.
4. Email
williamrd@servicepointuk.com with the 50% pdf attached. Head the email: "kayak printing", followed by your name. Request that the file be printed at 200%, on their more accurate plotter, as arranged with Ian McHale, and state the date you paid.
PM me if you experience any difficulties.
Another possibility is available if you are reasonably close to a Staples store:
http://www.staples.co.uk/StoreLocator.aspx
I have arranged that one can go into any Staples store with a thumb drive or other media containing the 50% pdf, pay £25, and the paper plans will be mailed to you in the U.K after they have been produced at Staples UK headquarters, which has the requisite plotter. State that you require the plot at 200%. I have arranged this with Matt Plumridge, National Copy Centre Manager, Staples UK Ltd. I have not yet checked the scaling accuracy of a Staples print.
Nick.