Eye think it's great... and eye love the name.
Would there be any interest in this as a Millbrook Boat?
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Craig Smerda
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A composite would be nice for those who don't care to hump up out of a take out with a load. 
The 3 different versions I paddle were all really fun. The X version was not as quick on the ferry (but to be honest I was in it after being in a Sith C1 all day so it might have been a hip thing on my part) but it was a better surfer (in weird fun water too). It might be the blunt nose but I was totally in control!
Overall a lot of fun and I'm hoping to get more stick time in the original for some testing on bigger water.
I love the Stink Eye name and the eye..kids love to see it on the vehicle and when it flips and rolls you yell "stink eyed"! Smiles all around!! Great boat Mikey!
The 3 different versions I paddle were all really fun. The X version was not as quick on the ferry (but to be honest I was in it after being in a Sith C1 all day so it might have been a hip thing on my part) but it was a better surfer (in weird fun water too). It might be the blunt nose but I was totally in control!
Overall a lot of fun and I'm hoping to get more stick time in the original for some testing on bigger water.
I love the Stink Eye name and the eye..kids love to see it on the vehicle and when it flips and rolls you yell "stink eyed"! Smiles all around!! Great boat Mikey!
Paul C.
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Thank You
Thanks for the compliments but the real credit goes to Mikey, he really hit it out of the park with the design.
I'm still loving my little wood strip boat and getting good feedback from everyone that paddles it. It turns out that Tommy (FullGnarlzOC) fits perfectly into my saddle.
This is maybe a bit of a thread hijack but I thought that I would give a bit of an update on my wood strip build.
I just pulled it in for a bit of going over and maintenance. It has taken a fair bit of abuse in the past three weeks, drops onto nice sharp rocks, hitting rocks hard, scraping rocks, seal launches (easier to get in with broken toes on nice solid rock), shallow water runs, ect. I am not the type of precise, gentle paddler that generally goes for composite boats, just ask PAC. After all of that I can say that the only area that really had more than cosmetic damage was the carving rails, which are rather sharp on my boat. On the carving rails I abraded away a layer of glass in a few places and went through two layers in three places. Nothing seems to have been damaged as far down as the Kevlar layer. Because of the wood strip build there is basically no flex in the carving rails (chines) and it is, I think, much more susceptible to wear than an all composite build would be. Having said that the wear is not of major concern to me as it is easily repaired.
I just finished sanding and then applying a layer of Dynell cloth and a strip of glass tape on to the carving rails to repair the damage and hopefully give them a bit more abrasion resistance, only time will tell.
Again, sorry for the partial thread hijack.
~Aaron~
I'm still loving my little wood strip boat and getting good feedback from everyone that paddles it. It turns out that Tommy (FullGnarlzOC) fits perfectly into my saddle.
This is maybe a bit of a thread hijack but I thought that I would give a bit of an update on my wood strip build.
I just pulled it in for a bit of going over and maintenance. It has taken a fair bit of abuse in the past three weeks, drops onto nice sharp rocks, hitting rocks hard, scraping rocks, seal launches (easier to get in with broken toes on nice solid rock), shallow water runs, ect. I am not the type of precise, gentle paddler that generally goes for composite boats, just ask PAC. After all of that I can say that the only area that really had more than cosmetic damage was the carving rails, which are rather sharp on my boat. On the carving rails I abraded away a layer of glass in a few places and went through two layers in three places. Nothing seems to have been damaged as far down as the Kevlar layer. Because of the wood strip build there is basically no flex in the carving rails (chines) and it is, I think, much more susceptible to wear than an all composite build would be. Having said that the wear is not of major concern to me as it is easily repaired.
I just finished sanding and then applying a layer of Dynell cloth and a strip of glass tape on to the carving rails to repair the damage and hopefully give them a bit more abrasion resistance, only time will tell.
Again, sorry for the partial thread hijack.
~Aaron~