After many months I have finally launched the Maltti. Maltti is a Finnish word for presence of mind I thoguht it was an appropiate name since it took patience and peice of mind to complete and also since I have some Finnish in me.. I have included a link to my blogger page for those who wish to read more.
http://marcsprojectpage.blogspot.com/
Thank you CLC for the plans and supplies which I purchased. Also, Thank you to Nick Schade for the boat design, plans and book for how to build this. I probably wouldn't have done this project if I didn't have these resources.
Here are a few pictures.
The official launch was on the 4th of July in Bass Lake located just south of Biwabik, MN, a small town located in the norther part of the state. I have really enjoyed building it, I learned a lot, and best of all paddling it is a dream. I think my arms are still sore from the first day I put it in as I couldn't get enough of going around the lake.
Marc