Neither too hard nor too easy.

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I have the bottom pipe sections cut and dry fitted.  Keeping them in alignment is a trick.  One I had not foreseen.  I've just never worked with matching pipe lines before.  No major issues there, though.  I'm not sure how much tolerance there is, yet.  But I think I can work with it.  I have been keeping the pipes fairly exact, side to side.  Lengths have to vary, as the distance between d-rings varies.  I have five sections.  Which means if I just want to cover the back portion, I may be able to do that, or just the front portion, or the whole thing.  It gives me some flexibility, in theory.  Won't know for sure if any of it will actually work until I get it on the water.

I have also inflated one of the seats that sits higher in the boat, so get some idea of how much headroom I need.  I don't care about shorter, average, women, or children.  If it fits me, they should be just fine.  If I let them in my boat!  The fittings are good.  The only thing I am going to look for is a cross section four-way connection.  A 90 degree elbow perpendicular to a straight through run.  I'm honestly not sure they make such a device.  That would allow for a very strong peak roof.  If not, I may have to just use a four-way cross, and bolt it in a roof ridge.  I don't want to glue it, that makes putting it up, taking it down, transporting it, and storing it, a hassle.  I'll look around a bit yet this morning.

I also messed with the mini drill press just a bit.  Not that I worked hard, it's just that I don't have much and I pretty much used it tinkering with the kayak.  It shouldn't be too difficult to drill as I had intended.  I'll need an extension cord, and then to set up the vice plate and the jaws on that.  Should be pretty straightforward.  For now I'll rest a bit, before getting out to pick up whatever is in the mail.  Then staying up long enough to call in a medicine order and deflate the kayak.  I won't need to inflate it again until I am ready to begin fitting the roof section.  If I find the pieces I need, that'll be when they arrive.  If not, it'll be when I decide just exactly how to use the 4-way cross.

Not much.  Not perfect.  But not bad, either.  The projects are going about as well as I honestly even hoped they would.  That really is, as a general rule, about as good as it gets, at least so far.  I'll take it.  After the trip to the post, and putting the boat down and the auto away, plus the phone call, I'll probably try to sleep through the heat of the day.  Yeah... that seems to be working out.  No hiking today, or probably this week unless I get a second wind.  It's not cooling off enough for me to regain my strength and stamina.  Just doing what I am, hopefully, will help.  Maybe next week.  Later or good night.