Recent content by memaquay

Just checked in, expected to see a planked hull, what's going on, you lose a hand or something?

All of the paddles I have made in the past 15 years ha e come from Warren and Gidmark's book. The grinder with flapper wheels is a really good tool that most people overlook, probably because it is so messy. It is very fast though. An electric power planer is a really great tool for bringing the...

Wow, that Wilma is a lucky lady!

I'm not sure, but don't those things weigh in around 90 pounds? I don't believe the metal bar running along the keel was ever attached, I think the weight of people sitting in the seats provided enough downward force to keep the bar in place and stop the hull from oil canning. The rip in the...

I used to be in the dedicated masochist club, suffering was my thing, hair shirt stuff was my bread and butter. Pretty sure those days are over now. When we had trips with nice weather and easy days we would call them "uneventful". Not even sure I'm in the uneventful category anymore, hope to...

Video #1 - I guess this proves that a displacement hull will never plane, no matter what the horse power behind it is. I like their style though. Video #2 - What form of witch craft is powering that canoe?

Lol, forgot to post this one........I told the kid he was pushing the boundaries of good taste by mixing ancient traditions with modern tomfoolery. For those of you who don't hang around teenage kids, this is some kind of character from the video game mine craft. I got out for my first paddle...

Well, the extravaganza is over, yesterday was my last day of work for this year. I have been released into the wilds once again. Around 25 paddles were made between two classes, most of them were pretty good, nice looking and functional. I'm paddled out now though, won't be making anymore for...

Very nice pictures, sure looks like a lot of fun!

I think I just got that, good one, I laughed out loud!

Does this mean you won't be admiring my tramp stamp anymore? I'm sad, but totally understand that some people will be objects of use in the climb to supremacy. Don't forget, I've already offered to hook you up with a ready made family if you journey north, kids, dogs, cats and a variety of...

I would like to see more detailed pictures before passing advice on. The fracture in the bulkhead is strange. It should not affect structural integrity, but I'm wondering why it happened. The only thing I can think of is that it was stored upside down in the winter with water in in the bulk...

I'm also guessing that if the glass peeled off easy, it was polyester resin that was used, which is a good thing for your purposes. Epoxy bonds with the wood, giving a superior strength to the polyester, but is a bugger to remove. The reason I mention this is that if it is polyester, and there...

I don't want to be a Debbie Downer, but for the money you would spend on resin and glass, I would probably use it as a bookshelf, or kindling. It's pretty rough, the hull is hogged, which won't be easy to fix, and with the number of running splits in the hull....well, I would stay away from it.

I'm not sure if any of you have come across these two yet, David is a phot journalist, lives down the road from me in Nipigon. Him and his soon to be wife did an epic 60 day trip all the way to Hudson Bay. He made a video about their journey. I'm not much of a video watcher when it comes to...