the finished boat weighs 17 kg, which is a fair bit more than i expected, but considering that it's mostly made out of pine, and i think the boat varnish i used was fairly heavy too, it's not really unexpected.
so, i carried it down to the water (5 minute walk)
and got in (notice the wetsuit, i knew what i was getting into :P
unfortunately i don't have any pictures of me actually paddling it, as my girlfriend filmed it and forgot to take pictured, i'll probably put the film up later though.
basically, as i got in and pushed out, all went well, and it stayed afloat.
however, it's very high in the water, so i think i've made it a bit too big.
and of course being higher up than expected made it even less stable than expected, so i spent about half an hour floundering around, managing to stay paddling for about 20 metres before tipping to the side and letting in water because i had no chapel or tuuliq.
and of course, on my first paddle i did sink, once it got too full of water to stay up :P
i'm still gonna make some deck lines, and probably paint it red as i don't really like the transparent skin.
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