Recent content by Boatman53

Here is one from the way back machine. I bought it at a church sale just before the pandemic, mostly for nostalgic reasons I guess. They are still available but they have been updated and I didn’t see any with the pot and lid/ frying pan. I guess I’ll work the photos backwards. It’s called a...

Just beautiful, what more can be said. Jim

I have a Storm Break 3 that I use for two people. I like it. Jim

Like Clemency my better air mattress and a down quilt style sleeping bag made a bid difference I’m my sleep. Jim

If you want some Dynel fabric to experiment with and or enough for skids let me know and I’ll send you a bunch of fabric. I put a Dynel deck on a big boat years ago and kept the excess and trimming for some reason. Jim

That was a close call there Jdeerfoot. Jim

I don’t have a pic but the last time I was in Ely Minnesota I saw an arrangement that I’ll try to describe. They used the foam blocks that one would use on the gunnels if you had no rack at all, but instead of the gunnels they put a long enough pipe through the foam, than lashed the pipe through...

That’s not unlike the one I made and I like the use of the strap. I have some old straps the I wouldn’t use to secure a canoe anymore I’ll cut one down to an appropriate size. Thanks for sharing that Kahel. Jim

Thanks. Jim

Very nice. Is it just friction that hold the two halve together? Jim

Very nice kit there Kahel. Jim

I can’t remember if anyone suggested zip ties. They weigh almost nothing and are very versatile. My friend used one unconventionally, there was a pin hole leak in a canoe he rented so instead of slapping on some duct tape he melted the end of the zip tie and dripped it in the hole. Problem...

The other ‘table’ I made is based on an artist easel inspire by James Gurney, he can be found on YouTube if you want. My wife was going out to Ghost Ranch in Mew Mexico to paint with a bunch of friends last spring. She prefers to use her French easel but couldn’t fly with that so I made her a...

I rarely have a plan but sometimes a sketch to try out different ideas, then maybe a mockup but usually three maybe four of whatever before I’m happy. I think I made four of the fireboxes before I actually made the one I liked out of titanium. I gave away the two steel ones, I kept the aluminum...

Thanks for your recipe Michael. I did look a bit through my grandmother’s recipes (I hadn’t looked in years) boy there must have been 15 different cheese cake recipes. I did pull out a meatloaf recipe she wrote down in 1942 that I’ll have to make. Jim