: :
: :

: It often amazes me how much folk report they have spent on their
: boats, especially something as small as a kayak. Of course if
: you count the tools then it adds up faster but I use my tools
: for several boats and besides, I don’t count the other toys
: ...

: Apart from the sailboat which cost a princely $250 or so (Canadian
: prices and $$) none of my canoes have cost over $100. I’m with
: Bill, I don’t really want to know and like him I improvise;
: also each and every tool I have bought was on sale.

: Buy seats and footrests for a home-built boat? Why would you stop
: building just because you have finished the hull?

: But what do I do with them all? They’re like my kids and my dogs,
: how can I give them away? I’d keep them all, but then there is
: no more room to build more!

: I’d like to make it perfectly clear at this point that this is
: not an obsession. No it’s not. Not really. An obsession is
: something else. I think. Of course since I’ve never had one I
: wouldn’t really know.

: Obviously I need help and advice. On how to make better use of my
: space of course. Not the giving away bit. Or obsessions,
: whatever they are.

It's not an obsession, it's a disease "kayak-building-itis".

Bill H.