Red-letter day as we take to the water, eventually. The local fish-pond is peopled with too many anglers and the pond in the woods over the motorway is peopled by doggers according to my risk assessment and collection of videos.
Has then to be the canal, where I'm pleased to see that it doesn't sink, tho' it looked that way for a moment as it nosed into the water. Your inclination like mine is to feel that the craft is nose-heavy, except that it is perfectly balanced around the centre of the side-panels and centre-deck.
What is raising the back end ~ itself not an issue as it will raise the props clear of the waterline ~ is the buoyancy in the wooden spars and foam skirting board back there. I shall take the bar off at the forward end, however, as it saves 0.3kg and that is 3.5% of the gross weight and not to be sneezed at... it will also make it easier to carry.
