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Wednesday 2019-05-22
I staged a little photo-session in the garden to celebrate the finalization of the Black Pearl 2018 project.
You can mirror yourself in it, what more can you ask for?
The flaws are less prominent and less visible in sunlight than in the strong direct light from the spotlights in the workshop.
The rubber cord on the rear deck has extra attachement points in the centre line. Since the deck is flat I fear that having them stretch the full width will not achieve the desired force for sufficiently pinning down the deck load. By fixating the cord also in the middle you can also attach two separate small items. Big items should not be on deck anyway.
In addition, it might be a handy feature to ensure that the spare paddle hasn’t slipped over to the opposite side when you need it in a hurry,
Below in the gallery you find some additional pictures from the first shooting of my new kayak:
Bungy cords on rear deck from another angle. 
The village of Tommarp in the background. 
The irregularities in the surface of the seat resulting from the insufficient sanding of the contact glue seams is a bit more visible than I am happy with.
But it is a comfortable seat!.
The rear static deck line.
I don’t really know what perpose I intended it to serve, but since there is one in the front I figured there should be one in the rear for visual balance.
Convenient for grabbing when two kayaks want to lie side-by-side?
A last resort to hang on to when the kayak is drifting away?
I admit, I don’t know, it just happened!
The paddle holder is made according to an instruction for paracord bracelets. Slight modification required though. 
Hatches are secured by a line from the inside, fear they will risk blowing away while open otherwise. 
The only complete ”disaster”. I accidentally sanded through the paint, tried to correct it with a new layer, made the same mistake again.
But this has to wait, now I am eager to get onto the water…
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