: Sláinte,

: Now there's a traditional Irish name, you must be from SA, so am I.
: I think my mom made a spelling mistake on my birth certificate
: and it stuckt :)
: We think alike, I'm OCD and when I do something I do it right. I
: agree, using cheaper materials will not save me much money, and
: considering the time and effort that goes into building
: something then I would rather use marine grade materials. This
: is going to be a learning kayak, mainly learning how to glass
: the hull and deck with epoxy for the day when I build my
: stripper.

: Thanks to all for the input.

: Ettienne Schwagele

Etienne is a trad Irish name? Really? And here all along I was afraid poor Etienne as a kid might have been teased by the yahoos at school over his Frog name. I stand corrected.

--Scott Fitzgerrell (likely Irish)