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Originally Posted by mossanimal
Among my many professions was running a multi-dive excursion boat off the coast of California. We dropped off (and rescued) a lot of kayakers. The ocean is the Beast sometimes. When I was coming down from my first manic period I surfed in waves way too big for me (especially since I just moved there from... Ohio). But most of the stuff I remember is embarrassing stuff that was way out of character for me. Or ridiculous projects.
The kayak build sounds fun... hopefully it will be a fun and calming experience. I can get too intense with stuff like that...
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The kayak build started later that year when I was up again. And went under the house when I was down, sometimes back out when up depending on weather and if I had a new hobby of the month/week. This time I have one of my kids helping me and we are nearing completion. It is a sit on top with over sized drains, a "sporty hull with rocker and hard chines for secondary stability. It is made for paddling through surf and surfing but I will only go to the second bar unless I have a group.
My building skills are not great and it has rough spots. There will be some sanding and some glass or silica sludge patching and then it will get a few coats of flat white. All 4 of my kids are artsy (and they are 17 and older; real art) and I am going to let them use it as a canvas and then seal it. They are talking about a cooperative effort with Kraken arms wrapping around it with various bits of art in the spaces in between. Should be a real treasure.