Icy morning! I loaded 1/2 of the 2by4 cross pieces in the canter hull and took off. The Falls are at flood stage so the rapids are class three. Not the best place to try an untried boat.
I made it through, but took on enough water in this flat bottomed hull to scare me good. I beached the boat unloaded the wood, dragged everything up hill and put the hull on a public rack. I have decided to carry the rest of the equipment around the rapids.
Took one hull upstream and started back down like I had originally planned. It is confirmed, I have a urinary tract infection. Shivering, fever, cough and it snowed or rained and then froze all day long. The wind blew, gusting hard at times. I shot the rapids with an empty hull and decided to carry the last one down to the boat dock tomorrow. These things are not stable in any kind of rough water. I scare myself.
I have most of the wood at the boat launch. I am wet and tired. The mast I made from particleboard cracked as I picked it up so I am burning it to cook supper. Going to bed after. Hoping to connect and launch the whole raft (boat) tomorrow. Bless me, Father.
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