Rustoleum might make its appearance yet, lol, we'll see how the staining goes. Good to hear that Canotrouge has used it before. I'm still a ways off, but once I start stripping, the fever will set in. You know what I'm talk'n bout Alan....
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"I'm still a ways off, but once I start stripping, the fever will set in. You know what I'm talk'n bout Alan...."
I'm afraid to even go there.
I'm afraid to even go there.
...but I will.
Please tell me you don't have a disco ball in that garage of yours.
And that there'll be NO glitter in the paint.
Please tell me you don't have a disco ball in that garage of yours.
And that there'll be NO glitter in the paint.
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Ha ha, it's G-Town Brad, a night of whooping it up looks more like this......
Hahahaha!
Got a lead on at 20' hull I'm going to look a Friday. Says it has new glass and just needs to be put back together with new gunnels and seats and stuff. Who knows, the supposedly 18' I bought last week was 16'.
So ice is almost gone up here. Took my 17 foot square stern out last night. Ive got a little suzuki 2.5 on it, works like a chram. This is the samw canoe that I am building, just much bigger. Going to try to scrape together enough dough to get a suzuki 6 horse. Here's a little video.
https://youtu.be/uqvUUedqtio
https://youtu.be/uqvUUedqtio
Well I have to admit that did look a little bit enjoyable. I could almost smell the gas and 2 stroke oil; which brings back a lot of memories.
Only thing missing was the hiss of water spraying away from the hull rather than that highfalutin guitar.
Alan
Only thing missing was the hiss of water spraying away from the hull rather than that highfalutin guitar.
Alan
Wow, that made my day, my 2-4 weekend, and my spring all in one boat ride. The little Zuke purrs. Really nice to see and hear. Aaaand a nice hat.
Not long till the last of the ice rots away and you can step ashore. I don't know about you but I could go for a boat ride most every evening.
Great video, the first of many I hope. Thanks for this.
Not long till the last of the ice rots away and you can step ashore. I don't know about you but I could go for a boat ride most every evening.
Great video, the first of many I hope. Thanks for this.
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Ya know, I'm on to something here. When I finish the big bugger, I think I'll set up the original forms and make a very light 15 footer with the idea of solo canoe tripping. So much energy left for the ports and camp set up when there's no paddling, lol.
Nice video Mem !
Reminds me of my old 10' Jon boat, and the 3 1/2 hp Evinrude. I could get it up on plane, by sitting just ahead of the rear seat ! I was 13, and felt like I was flying ! At the time I guessed it at around 13 mp/h.
Yes a memory shaker, of days gone by ! Thanks !
Jim
Reminds me of my old 10' Jon boat, and the 3 1/2 hp Evinrude. I could get it up on plane, by sitting just ahead of the rear seat ! I was 13, and felt like I was flying ! At the time I guessed it at around 13 mp/h.
Yes a memory shaker, of days gone by ! Thanks !
Jim
That video brought back memories of when the BWCA allowed motors on most lakes. Used a 20+' Grumman with a 5 horse.
Well, the fun has begun! Hard to get picks though, as the space I am working in is so dang small. Working with the 1/2 inch strips is a lot of fun, they are a lot more forgiving. I haven't used the bead and coved ones yet, will wait till I'm past the straight bits.
Man that is going to be a beast. Looking forward to watching it come together. Curios, what are you going to use for a trailer?
Well, I'm going to try to improvise something on one of the the trailers I already have. Going to put two 4x4's across the rails to build a big rack, and transport it upside down. Thinking the weight will be around 200 pounds, so I should be able to flip it upright fairly easily and back it into the water. If that doesn't work, I'll have to look for a second hand boat trailer, lol.
200 lbs for a man beast like you is child's play. How many KG's is that? Might seem lighter in KG's.
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Flip it back upright on the trailer racks, or how/where? With help? How high in the air will the top gunwale be when halfway flipped? Please take a video ;-o
I like the boat trailer idea. Two different friends have Clipper Mariners; the glass one is 220lbs.
http://www.clippercanoes.com/mariner/
Even with a multi-person crew it is wayyyy faster and easier to simply back the trailer near the water, unstrap the boat and launch 20 feet of canoe upright with a push.
The downside is that, leaving the beast on the trailer means parking it rain-and-snow protected under a roof, or making a storage cover.
The 200 pound wrestling show sounds counterintuitive to an otherwise laidback lifestyle. Treat it like a boat, which it basically is. Back it up and float yer boat etc.
And as far as trailering it rightside up, install a drain plug. Screw the fancy cover. Next thing ya know somebody will ask you to build them a cedar trip cigarrette boat. Which when you think about it is pretty cool. A G'town ciggy speedster. Player's naturally, unless you're a Du Maurier type of guy.
And as far as trailering it rightside up, install a drain plug. Screw the fancy cover. Next thing ya know somebody will ask you to build them a cedar trip cigarrette boat. Which when you think about it is pretty cool. A G'town ciggy speedster. Player's naturally, unless you're a Du Maurier type of guy.
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