: Greetings, all! I finally have the VJ ready for the water after a lot of
: repairing and repainting. The original paint job has been altered only
: because I didn't have time to do anything too detailed. Sadly, the taped
: edges came out rough, vry rough. I will try to find time to touch them up
: during the summer. The new varnish makes her look years younger, or at
: least more polished for a battered old girl. The hex-Boron Nitride (HBN)
: coating looks just ok. I didn't spend a lot of time getting it perfectly
: smooth because of time constraints. The link below will get you to a few
: photos of the finished kayak.

: The reason I have so little time is because I hit the river again to carry on
: with my cross-Canada kayaking trek come May 31. This year I will be
: paddling from North Battleford, Saskatchewan to the north end of Lake
: Winnipeg, where I hope Ken and Joe and maybe even Bryan will meet me to
: paddle the Black Island route. My river route will take me 926 kms. I have
: hopes of making it to Grand Rapids at the north end of Lake Winnipeg by
: June 11th in order to meet the guys (or just Ken) for the Black Island
: paddle.

: Robert N Pruden

Hi Robert,
VJ's looking better. I like the colour scheme, striking and unusual.

Have fun on your journey.

Mike Savage
South West Cork