Recent content by Boatman53

I hope it doesn’t go the way of Abercrombie and Fitch, that was just sad. Jim

Wasn’t the trip had quite planned but it looks like a wonderful time nonetheless. Jim

I agree Bill and you had to go up some creaky stairs to get to the retail store. Jim

Those are beautiful photos, thanks for posting. Jim

That is beautiful. Thank you for posting that. Jim

I am lucky, I married just that woman. She is just as supportive of tools also, but I am working on thinning down the tools I own and I don’t do too much buying anymore. Jim

I’ve posted this on another thread but it seems appropriate again. Jim

At least Mem suggested isolating the wood from the fiberglass so it is easy to revert back to canvas if one so chooses. Jim

I can’t think of a better boat to learn on. You can’t make it any worse than it is. Don’t get overwhelmed by the entirety of the project just take it one task at a time. You will learn a lot. Jim

Maybe a smaller container as Alan suggested for the things that can burst and that goes in the dry bag with the other things. Jim

Alcohol is about as quiet as you can get. Another plus is water easily puts out the fire especially in the canoe, but wind could be an issue. No easy answers. Jim

I had some short knap carpet that I wrapped around my pipe rack and securely wrapped it with duct tape. These are eight years old but they don’t live outside all the time, but but at least half the summer. When they fail I know how to replace them. Jim

Some streams were dammed up for log driving in the spring. Jim

To give my friend credit, the process is called SCRIMP. So now you know what to look up to learn more about the process. Jim

At least people were laughing. Jim