In The Center Of A Loose circle formed by the Nimr family of Southport, Conn., a 17-foot kayak called a Merganser is taking shape. Kristen, Amer, and their three sons―Rakan, 13; Ramzi, 11; and Rashad, 8―started in February at Wooden Boat Work-. shop in Norwalk, Conn., with 24 pieces of precut plywood panels. Now they are stitching the top and bottom halves together using copper wire. When they are finished with this stage of the project, they will apply fiberglass tape to the seams, remove the stitching, and paint on an epoxy glue to hold the two halves together. They've set aside three hours every Saturday to work on the little vessel so that by June, they can launch it info the Long Island Sound.
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