Jim Dodd

the only thing I’ve done since the last post is a shelled version of the hull. Pics added. I’m knee deep in building a 24’x40’ garden...

My grandson Cooper was bird hunting (grouse) with his dad at their camp in nw Maine and he found this nice shed. He brought it over this...

Any dimensions to share ?

@RPATCH test paddling a wood strip prototype of a new Savage River 14' solo canoe, tentatively named the Shenandoah, on a Mullica River...

There may be a few misperceptions I'd like to comment on. Everyone I've ever met in connection with flatwater freestyle paddling, both...

I've been using one layer of whatever fiberglass I have on hand. S glass is best, but E glass and epoxy have held up just fine for me. I...

I did check the areas mentioned, and any others I saw, and I think I'm good. I've since finished sanding everything to 220. Washed...

I have switched, from Kevlar felt, to Polyester Fleece. Yeah, Poly doesn't wear as well as Kevlar, but it wears better than regular...

I'm of the same opinion as Alan. A scaled down Raven would defeat the purpose of the boat. Why not build an Osprey? That's a boat you...

As mentioned above, the 39# weight & the way it paddled in moving water both left me thinking that it might be the preferred hull on the...

Changing a design is fun ! It gives you something to look forward to, as you build . It can also have pitfalls. But none the less ...

A few weeks ago I realized that, for the first time in about 40 years, it looked like I might go an entire season without getting out in...

Yup ! You got us beat ! And that's not a good thing ! Time for People to Wake Up !

No, the Ohio is officially the most polluted river in North America. Industrial pollution, coal fired electric plants spew heavy metals...

Oh ! I'm thinking Iowa might be in at least a Tie, with Ohio then. With Hogs out Numbering people 7 to 1 ? Our water sucks ! We...