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S&G: Merganser - Very Pointy Ends
By:Nickle
Date: 10/2/2003, 9:40 pm

I have just pulled the wires out of the hull to deck join on my Merganser 16 and hope to fillet the join this weekend. I will post some black and white pictures of the boat in an hour or two. Its a beautiful shape and I am eager to finish it and compare it to my WR162 on the water.

However, the sharp bow and stern of this boat have me worried. They present a bit of a hazard to other people and boats on the water and offer a fragile point to break off during handling.

Has anyone else had this concern with a greenland style kayak, and if so what soulutions have you come up with.

Many Thanks

Nicholas Sheahan
Mildura
Australia

Messages In This Thread

S&G: Merganser - Very Pointy Ends
Nickle -- 10/2/2003, 9:40 pm
Re: S&G: Merganser - Very Pointy Ends
Nickle -- 10/6/2003, 9:29 pm
Very Pointy Ends
Joachim -- 10/14/2003, 2:02 am
Re: S&G: Merganser - Very Pointy Ends - No More
Don -- 10/6/2003, 2:59 pm
Re: S&G: Merganser - Very Pointy Ends - No More
LeeG -- 10/6/2003, 9:30 pm
Re: S&G: Merganser - Very Pointy Ends - No More
Nickle -- 10/6/2003, 11:21 pm
Re: S&G: Merganser - Very Pointy Ends - No More
LeeG -- 10/7/2003, 12:37 am
Re: S&G: Very Pointy Ends *LINK* *Pic*
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 10/3/2003, 9:16 am
Re: S&G: Very Pointy Ends
David -- 10/4/2003, 8:57 am
Re: S&G: Very Pointy Ends
Jim Farrelly -- 10/13/2003, 9:04 pm
Re: S&G: Very Pointy Ends
Myrl Tanton -- 10/14/2003, 1:19 pm
Why Cut off Very Pointy Ends? *NM*
Grant -- 10/3/2003, 10:06 am
Re: Why Cut off Very Pointy Ends?
LeeG -- 10/3/2003, 12:45 pm
Re: Why Cut off Very Pointy Ends?
LeeG -- 10/3/2003, 3:22 pm
Re: Why Cut off Very Pointy Ends?
Dave -- 10/4/2003, 12:18 am
Re: Why Cut off Very Pointy Ends?
LeeG -- 10/4/2003, 9:28 am
Re: Why Cut off Very Pointy Ends?
Mike and Rikki -- 10/4/2003, 7:27 pm
Re: Why Cut off Very Pointy Ends?
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 10/3/2003, 11:01 am
Merganser and WR162 Side By Side *Pic*
Nickle -- 10/2/2003, 10:54 pm
Re: Merganser and WR162 Side By Side
LeeG -- 10/3/2003, 9:54 am
Re: S&G: Merganser - Very Pointy Ends
Terry Hanson -- 10/2/2003, 10:47 pm
Re: S&G: Merganser - Very Pointy Ends
Nickle -- 10/2/2003, 11:02 pm