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Pearsons are both ill so are ducking out now

yes, a great paddle, thanks John. For the record, Viewranger said it was 7.98 miles - didn't seem that far. did you capture anything interesting on your GoPro? Nick

Interested / probable N&A

Hi John, thanks for organizing. As discussed, for info, High tide at Jaffery point (just by the narrow bridge on the 1B, just north of the put in) is at 09.40, low is at 16.01 Slack before ebb at little harbour entrance is at 10.09 and the maximum flow of 1.18kn being at 12.26. Nick

its a risk!

maybe... ...I have a new boat to try out! N

An optical illusion - I'm clearly behind Mike, but somehow he seems further away

We'll be there (or plan to be anyway) thanks Nick & Ali

Ali and I will be coming along - I'll PM vehicle & boat float plan details Thanks Nick

Hi Rob, My ankle is well on the mend and I have tentatively pronounced myself fit for paddling this weekend. May I join in? Nick

after a few knocks, the advantage of a white over white boat becomes very apparent!

Great. See you at the put in tomorrow. Nick

We can do tomorrow! Can Ali and I join in too please? nick

Hi Pru, we're up for this, weather permitting. will confirm on Friday nick

I bought genuine Valley replacement covers from Contooocook river canoes up in Concord NH - they sell Valley boats and carry parts http://www.contoocookcanoe.com/ It does seem like Valley are getting something wrong with the rubber in their covers. The day hatch cover on my Romany failed prematurely too, so maybe NDK use the same supplier. The hatch covers on my Cetus though seem to last forever and are equally soft & rubbery.

just to chip in... I put a keeleasy strip on my Romany a few years back - it's certainly tough and does protect the keel well. I have found that it doesn't stick to the boat too well though, and have had to put a little extra adhesive in a couple of gaps that opened up after a year or two.

thanks! Nick

Hi Pru, We plan to come along and look forward to seeing you there. I'm not sure exactly where Gould barn is, could you post a street name & zip perhaps please Thanks Nick & Ali

Thanks - 30350 it is. Coming from the UK, I've never had to worry about UV protection before... As for the hatch covers - I've always used Valley hatch covers on Valley boats - I take it the Sea lect and KS covers fit the hatches on Valley's glass boats, but is the same true of their RM kayaks? (I have one of each) thanks Nick

We've just got back from a week paddling in Maine and I now have the unpleasant job of scrubbing off lots of nasty sticky black marks from my combing. It seems like both of our decks have simultaneously gone sticky round the edges. Does anyone have any suggestions for what I can treat them with to stop this? Also I'd be interested to know what has happened to the rubber to suddenly make them go like this. Thanks Nick

Forgive my ignorance - which 303 product should I use? There appear to be several Thanks Nick

Hi, please include me if you do go for a group-buy - I need a cover for a day hatch (round) on an Avocet Thanks Nick

Hi, Ali and I would like to join you too please. I'm thinking we might bring the double (the Bismarck) as we haven't paddled it yet this year. Where are we meeting? Thanks Nick