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Nice boat. Doesn't your extender have some load and swing it up function? That would be reason for the difference if it has that capability.

Swampy: I think you asked if that 19.99 truck extender from harbor freight could adjust higher. I responded that it did have 5 holes to adjust the height but that it would not adjust very much. What I didn't even think about was that the two pieces can be arranged so that the longest...

Toto has some rocker in it so the stern should drag too much. I did put a skeg on it which will create some drag but I wanted some wind resistance and extra tracking for fishing. At least that was my feeble mind's way of thinking....

I have only had it out once and there was only a little wind and no wakes from any other boats. However, I have heard from several people that it takes wakes and rougher water conditions better than a pirougue. I would imagine that to be true. As far as making the transom end pointy: I...

I put the decks (fore and aft) on. Still no paint yet. It weighs 64 pounds which is considerably heavier than I hoped. A lauan version weighs about 47 pounds so I think most of my weight gain (in the boat, anyway) is due to the 6mm 5-ply marine meranti. It is probably about 30-40% heavier...

Still no decking has been installed and I haven't painted it but I couldn't stand waiting any longer. I took the Toto out on a small fingerling lake near me today. This was my second day to double-paddle anything. My only other paddling experience was borrowing Rick's bateau.com "Cheap Canoe."...

You could also pour the epoxy into a container with a larger surface area such as a paint tray. That wil slow it down. I haven't had it kicking off on me too bad even in small plastic cups. Maybe because I have never done it during the worst heat of the summer. I usually use the medium...

The reason to use glass balloons is to improve the sandability of the epoxy. Wood flour, fumed silica or cabosil, talc, and milled cotton fibers provide bulk and improve the sagging (for lack of a better word) nature of fillets. The glass bubbles (from what I have read) would be higher...

You don't want to use the phenolic microballons for fillets. I think it would be weak. Kayak Jack: I assume you are referring to Cabosil (fumed silica). That tends to sag less than wood flour but it is white as Swampy says. A lot of people mix wood flour and fumed silica together for...

Yes, using phenolic microspheres. Seems easy to sand. Kind of a dark purply red in color. Yes the extender does go vertically a little bit. It has five vertical positions but certainly not enough to get level with the cab but I could put a good tilt on the boat. It is the one Harbor...

If Jack can make it to my house paddling a kayak from just a mile away then I will buy him 10 cases of beer. (I live on Shades Mountain--well foothill but I guess Shades Foothill doesn't sound good). Anyway, a few more pictures have been posted. The skeg has been added, I have done some...

Swampy, In case you are interested: I did see some screw on stainless steel snaps at Academy Sports recently. On the same aisle as paddles, deck plates, and other fasteners such as stainless steel screws. Seems like they were about 3.50 for a six-pack. Or was that beer.....???