Will wave from my office. I'm going for a paddle in Chelsea Creek after work with Chelsea Green Roots if y'all still have some energy after.

Well, Bob H. When I saw you two days ago you set me straight about those two plastic boats. They belonged to you and Geri! Whatever happened to those boats?   

Maybe Brian Nystrom still has a copy of the article he wrote for WaveLength magazine about getting trapped in an ice floe in Nantucket Sound (?) when ferry service to the Vineyard was discontinued temporarily?  Brian?

You're right, Paul, that's a Malone paddle. It was really well made and pretty to look at but because it was varnished it got badly beat up cosmetically and, like anything varnished, looked worse and worse the more it got marred. I asked Malone if they would dip it in their varnish vat under warrantee and they said no way, I was obviously a careless owner. I sold it a few years later for cheap money to Cathy Foley.  Brian Nystrom then gave me a block-cut Greenland blank made of straight grain cedar. I used his book and insructions to cut the blank down from a rectangle into a shaped blade and shaft which I refined with a block plane and a random orbital sander. I still have that paddle and still use it now. It's so very light and flexible. Unlike my 'glass Werner, it doesn't beat up my elbow joints. I cut down the blades at both ends, at some point, to shorten it. Every year, when it inevitably begins to look ratty, I sand it and soak it with tung oil. Such a contrast with the lovely Malone paddles which had to be babied. Those Malones sure were beautiful though. 

Pro build by me. This is a 19'-6" x 21" hybrid-built sea kayak. It is a 4 MM stich and glue hull with a strip deck. Western Red Cedar with West System epoxy on 6 OZ. fiberglass cloth. It is about 45#s. Dry hatches, solid bulkheads, footpegs and a keel strip. Skeg line will be replaced, and I have put a coat of Epifanes varnish on the bottom since pictures were taken. This is a fast and fun boat I built about 7 years ago. Ready to day paddle, race or camp out of. It is hard chined with enough rocker so that it turns pretty well. It can take size 13 feet or be outfitted as needed. Great downwind surfer. Asking $1500. Available to demo in Kittery, Maine  I am a long-time woodworker, and this was kayak number 20.  It is straight and true with minimal cosmetic flaws. My reason for selling is I have eight kayaks and need to reduce the fleet. I have two CLC Millcreeks for sale as well. The 13' needs a bit of attention and is going for $300.  The 16' double is in need of a sanding and paint job.  $150. Both are lightweight and built with top quality materials.