Unfortunately it blew too much for a first test paddle. Becuse the only thing I had with me were a life jacket and a greenland paddle. What I'm waiting for some good weather combined with a free moment, so I can test paddle it for real.
Has begun the work on the deck toggles. These are manufactured of one piece Jarrah coming from my grandmother's old outdoor table. Jarrah is according to NE "wood is heavy, hard and strong and has excellent resistance to rot and insects." This sounds promising for something that will constantly be flushed with water.
Ropes, I ordered from kajaksaker.se 10 meters each of rubber cord 6 mm and deck rope 6 mm. Ordered at 5:00 pm on Tuesday and received the delivery at 1:00 pm on Thursday, That's very good delivery time I think! Must also add that the 10 meters was almost 11 meters.
The final coat of the kayak! I did a third and hopefully last layer on the bottom this afternoon. Now I just waiting on a sunny day off for a first try on water. The last layer of coat was the easiest to do and there was enough whit half jar ZAR polyurethane varnish. If you want the kayak in a solid color it´s required about 100 grams of artist oil paint / layer.