The Birthing Pangs of PITA the Kayak

In Feb 2002 I purchased an Osprey Standard, a Pygmyboats stitch-and-glue mahogany kayak kit, with the understanding that it would take 70 working hours to construct. It's going on 3 years and it still hasn't been in the water yet. Here are a few pics of the building process. (By the way, its name PITA is an acronym for "Pain In The As ...

Updated: Jan 24, 2005 6:07am PST