I built the NB after teaching basic sea kayaking for a couple years, fun opportunity to experiment with underdeck glass and flush hatches as the underdeck carlins and stock hatches were a poor design, carlins inhibited aft compartment space and high mounted hatches were unneccessary, forward hatch was too small. Used it through one year of instruction and had the chance to use it camping once in windy choppy water. Handling in wind/waves is not as good as it could be.

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about two dozen misc. sea kayaks.

Doesn't track like a train....
Great lines,fast boat low initial,good secondary stab. Small cockpit with low knee clearence.The Northbay i built definately needs skeg.Not a hard build

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