Finally got a solo

It has been a couple years that I have been looking around trying to figure out what boat to get. Many of you on here have helped me out along the way and I appreciate it. I found a mad river independence kevlar (KH?) from 1992 locally for a reasonable price so I picked it up. It has aluminum gunwales so that was a bonus to me, less maintenance. A friend that has quite a few boats told me that a kevlar indy was on his list of boats he wanted so if I didn't like it he would buy it from me so it was an easy decision. This boat has had the kneeling pads removed and it looks like maybe it was dropped at some point since there are some light cracks in the gelcoat near the seat just on one side but other than that it looks nearly new. I am looking forward to finally getting out and learning how to paddle a solo boat. Just need to get back up north where my life jacket and paddles are stored which will probably be in the next week or so. Not the 12-14ft 20lb pack boat I was hoping for but I could be looking for another 3 years if I keep waiting for the perfect boat and perfect deal.

Here are some pics from the ad:

Very nice, enjoy.

Well, @mdkelley , I think that was a wise purchase. The Indy was on my short list last time I was shopping. I would have been all over that. And shopping for used solo canoes is less about the target than the opportunity, but you did good on both counts.

Does this block need to be treated with watco? There is one in each stem, not sure what it is for. The deck "cap" is plastic so maybe that block helps hold the shape? The seat is the only other wood on the boat.