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I agree on the bread knife or carving knife...the foam cuts pretty easily if you have a decent edge. For small adjustments and shaping a surform rasp (inexpensive at most hardware stores) works really well. http://www.amazon.com/Stanley-21-115-Surform-Shaver/dp/B00002X1ZH/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1440194391&sr=8-1&keywords=sureform+rasp

Congratulations All!!

Perfect response Leon.

Christopher, Plug "five 10 water tennies" into google. It brought me to Amazon where there were several variations on sale. Sal

Scott, I've seen the aerosol sprayers used for gel coat at Lincoln canoe and kayak. They thinned it with either acetone or MEK I can't remember which but it did a great job.

Recover quickly Andy

Awesome!

By the way Leon...Thanks for starting this thread.

Funny how a single day can impact your life so much. Suz, That is so true. I think we can probably all look back on one or two.....maybe three days in our lives when something, seemingly insignificant, happened that dramatically changed our lives. I'm sure that most of us here have the day we bought our first kayak as one of them.

Bob, Keep your eyes open for the NSPN new to sea kayaking workshop that will be taking place early in the spring. It's free and you'll learn what you need to know to get started safely. I'm sure you're anxious to get out in your new boats but please don't be tempted by early spring warm weather ....the water will still be dangerously cold....so unless you have immersion gear be patient. Congrats on your new boats they will open up a whole new world to you.

I paddled a couple of times many years ago with friends....really liked it but wasn't sure I wanted to invest a whole $800 or $900 on a sea kayak (how silly does that sound now?) to maybe have it just sit in my backyard next to the canoe. As I was approaching 50 yrs old I decided that it was now or never and that I should have a kayak for my 50th b'day. I walked into seacoast kayak owned by , now good friends, Bill and Karen Harter and got myself a kayak....made a lot of great friends....had a lot of great paddles...saw the world from a totally different perspective. Now....11 years later...I'm so glad I did.

He found himself alone in the ocean 9 miles off shore and made it back to tell his story. Hard to argue with the decisions he made once he hit the water.

I hope to make it.

I think it's interesting too Cathy...same concern about the monofilament....and also how would it behave if the wind is blowing hard, at what distance is it visible ?

Nice tip Suz. I look forward to playing around with that.

That beach is spectacular....as is that whole area.....Halifax.....the brothers.....all beautiful

Pretty clever but seems a bit more complicated than presented. In any case....being a 60 yr old male....once people realize I'm about to change clothes in public they immediately avert their eyes.....so instant privacy. =:-)

Talking to a power boater just today and they said that there have been a lot of sightings these last couple of weeks. Also Dee saw another one Sunday in conjunction with the group paddle.

The gear swap was a great success last year.....gear was swapped and sold and people left happy with some good deals all around.

I'll be there.

Leon, It wasn't swimming fast...but it was swimming and must have been oriented vertically for the fin to be as prominent as it was. Nice that you got that video. What we saw most closely resembled image #1 that Peter posted. The sight of that large fin stopped us in our tracks.

Photos were not the first thing on our minds either. It was a great experience though.....memorable for sure.

Couple of years ago off Popham she saw the sturgeon leap clear out of the water. The other 4 of us that were there missed it entirely.

I'll be there

Oh Man, Forgot it was tonight....sorry I missed it.