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I came across this beauty on facebook’s Market place. I got to talking to it’s owner and worked out a price that was just too good to pass up. It is a Chesapeake Light Craft Shearwater 17 Hybrid. Hybrid meaning cedar stripped deck and stitch and glue hull (wood/fiberglass/epoxy) construction. I’ve been building the same boat since 2010 and REALLY need to just finish it (mine is aboht 70-80% built). On the water this thing is a hot rod. With only a 22inch beam (width) and 17ft length she slices through the water and cruises right along with little effort. It is not nearly as stable as my other wider kayaks but what it sacrifices in stability it makes up for in speed. I cannot wait to get this baby in the Elizabeth river, currituck sound and explore lakes in NC.      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The price of liberty and even of common humanity is eternal vigilance | ||
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| Gone but Together Again. Dad & Uncle  |
Beautiful  | |||
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That is an amazing looking boat! | |||
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| Old, Slow, but Lucky!  |
Correctomundo!! That is gorgeous, and should be a TON of fun! _______________________ Living the Dream... One Day at a Time. | |||
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Me personally, I stay the heck out of the water unless absolutely necessary, but that looks like its built to move. <>< America, Land of the Free - because of the Brave | |||
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| The success of a solution usually depends upon your point of view |
Where are you going to mount the rod holders? That’s a few classes of kayak up from what I am used to. “We truly live in a wondrous age of stupid.” - 83v45magna "I think it's important that people understand free speech doesn't mean free from consequences societally or politically or culturally." -Pranjit Kalita, founder and CIO of Birkoa Capital Management | |||
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Joie de vivre |
A friend was doing a stitch and glue boat, I had not seen the process before. It was interesting to watch him complete the process. | |||
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Certified All Positions |
That is very nice. It's also not likely to go the way many boats do. Which is, become a "hole in the water in which you pour money." Arc. ______________________________ "Like a bitter weed, I'm a bad seed"- Johnny Cash "I'm a loner, Dottie. A rebel." - Pee Wee Herman Rode hard, put away wet. RIP JHM "You're a junkyard dog." - Lupe Flores. RIP | |||
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Looks like fun. Might have to look into the kayak rental place near me this summer. The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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| Savor the limelight |
Now that's a kayak! Are you going to practice rolls and re-entries? | |||
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That is beautiful! | |||
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... that is beautiful and some find. Love the timber finish ... the lines are sleek. We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid." ~ Benjamin Franklin. "If anyone in this country doesn't minimise their tax, they want their head read, because as a government, you are not spending it that well, that we should be donating extra...: Kerry Packer SIGForum: the island of reality in an ocean of diarrhoea. | |||
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| Official forum SIG Pro enthusiast |
I just bought a nice Yakima kayak roof mount set with rollers built in so loading the big yak on my own should be much easier. It has a few dings and areas I that want to seal with varnish before I take it out again but for the most part it’s in excellent shape. I haven’t practiced rolls yet but I have done re-entries on the lake in another of my boats. This one is probably harder to re-enter. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The price of liberty and even of common humanity is eternal vigilance | |||
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I had a really nice cedar strip canoe - 15' long and had a built-in shoulder yoke for carrying it I was dumb and gave it away... that is a beautiful looking kayak - enjoy it [B] Against ALL enemies, foreign and DOMESTIC | |||
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| Little ray of sunshine  |
Sure is sexy looking. The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. | |||
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I built a CLC Dory a few years back and have been thinking about building a kayak. Yours looks beautiful | |||
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| Crusty old curmudgeon  |
I don't know anything about kayaks but I do know beauty when I see it. That is a work of art. Congrats on your new purchase. Jim ________________________ "If you can't be a good example, then you'll have to be a horrible warning" -Catherine Aird | |||
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| Just for the hell of it  |
That may be the sexiest kayak I've ever seen. I bet it is a joy to paddle. _____________________________________ Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain. Jack Kerouac | |||
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Go Vols! |
Sweet! | |||
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Ducatista |
Nice! Get ya a nice 4 cyl 140 hp motor on there and see ya at COTA! LOL ___________________ "He who is without oil, shall throw the first rod" Compressions 9.5:1 | |||
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