Recent content by sailsman63

Ohh... Looking forward to it. Was this the hull that was being designed last time I was playing with a solo design?

I'll say! Some of the commercially available stuff is half or more added sugar by weight.

I might have a look, when they're back in operation. I've found I have a liking for dried blueberries, which are not cheap around here. I'm primarily targeting things that would work well in a granola.

Possibly side point: where do you get decent-priced fruit? I'm trying to meat/beat pricing of off-the-shelf dried fruit from Wally-World.

I can confirm from recent experience that Delftship free edition is still alive and well. For those that don't run windows, it behaves perfectly under WINE. I suspect that these two are related. A hull with a flat bottom and enough beam to provide some static stability will by its nature be...

I've used Gorilla Tape a bit. Once it adheres, it really does stay put in the water. I used it on an unfilled (rough) dacron cloth, and it didn't like that. It's much happier on smooth surfaces.

That would probably be my approach. This does hinge on whether or not the interior glass is still functional. If the interior glass is bad, then @Alan Gage is correct, and a new build would be easier, as in my experience the interior glass job is the hardest part for a new builder. Well, I'm...

Welcome to the site, Serge! And welcome to the sport! I don't recognize this specific canoe, though I expect others to be along shortly. Some information that may help with the identification: Length - it looks about 16 feet? (488 cm) Beam (Width), both at the gunwale - which will only be...

I'd be concerned that if the interior glass comes off that easily, the strips are going to mostly fall apart. Typical strip-layup glues aren't water resistant at all, and OP says that the hull was waterlogged. I do agree that re-fairing the hull form is a necessity if this one is salvage-able...

All Teh Paddles! I sometimes bugs my family. Like some others, I tend to experiment. My collection isn't as extensive as some, but currently: Short-shaft, oversize otter tail. Nicest paddle I own in terms of fit and finish. Cedar, cherry and some maple laminated. Glassed, very fine blade...

Some lovely shots here, for sure. Mine wasn't quite as spectacular, nor was it from a canoe. It was, however, on/near a lake. I was hiking back a bit after dark with the help of some moonlight. The trail ran up against a small inlet in one of the local recreational lakes, and the after-dark...

I know I'm late to the thread... Seems like the key to some of the older glass-less builds is that the ribs provide transverse strength, which a modern strip core entirely lacks up until the installation of the glass. Sairy Gamp, in particular, had elm ribs, so very compact bit of strength...

Kind of sad to see that. I hope that the damage came from a lot of good times on the water. Mem might be right here, but I'll play devil's advocate and say that this still might be salvage-able... Depending on some factors. First: Do you have any info on the canoe? Where/who built, what kind...

My current solo is a DIY SOF as documented at This thread. (Note: Not the right way to do a SOF. There are some lovely boats out there. This isn't one of them.) TLDR; nominal 13' X 30", 24" waterline. Fishform, 2.4" bow rocker, 1.8" stern rocker. Sharpish stems. How do I like it? This build...

Oh... You're thinking of getting/creating something like those knobs? That could work.