It is white, feels very strong and has a slightly raised, square pattern on it. If I have any left over I might make a nice apron... for the barbecue of course.... for a bloke.
Despite having time, I did not achieve a huge amount today. I visited the Ceder distributor (wood for my paddle). Of course it is not simple. I have to buy through a merchant. But the merchants don't stock most of the profiles. They buy from the distributor on a "as required" basis. I can not buy direct so I need to order from the timber merchant, pay my money, have it ordered and wait till the distributor gets it to the merchant, so that I can pick it up. Bah humbug. And all of this is in the name of an efficient supply chain. Right! One good thing is, I suppose, that all this running around creates jobs, and in these uncertain times, jobs are necessary. So I will have a go at ordering tomorrow.
I also changed the flooring in the cockpit such that I have a section held in by Velcro. This is to enable a section of the floor to be easily lifted to mop up any sloshing water.
And while I was horsing around I reshaped the join between the bow and the keelson. The way I had it would have made stitching the skin a little difficult.
Then, even though I had a head of steam, I downed tools to keep a prearranged meeting with a guy called Bill, who I had not seen since I was 8. :-)
Tomorrow I am going to bring the kayak inside (through a window) and set it up on the dining room table and start the wrapping and stitching process. :-)
Did I show you the insulation block I am using for a flotation device? When I find the receipt I will post the name of the product. It cuts OK, though gets a but flaky when using a knife. I think the best thing would be a hot wire but I don't have one... so a knife it is. 
The insulation has a ridge on one side that enables stacking and moving, but just gets in the way for stuffing into the kayak. So off it comes.
One great uses of the insulation (I found today) is to use it to support the kayak frame and keep it stable on the workbench, once the stringers are on and you don't want to use the strongback. The stringers fit nicely into an existing 25mm wide channel in the insulation. A block of teh insulation would be useful, just for this purpose alone. Bunnings sells the blocks, one at a time, so you don't need a stack of them and it costs about $5 a sheet. Great investment.
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