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Lean more towards Alan than I ! He put us on to Soller, and their great price for carbon fiber ! I finished glassing my insert, just...

Uh, I beg to diffah with this gentleman's opinion... he says kevlar has good abrasion resistance. This may be true for race cars in some...

Dave Curtis has been building canoes for forty years.. All light and strong http://www.hemlockcanoe.com/engineering-and-construction.html

The boards don’t need to be the same width to begin with but they do need parallel edges. I’ve used homemade versions and they work...

So I saw a video of this thin strip jig, and I had to order one. Fairly cheap on amazon, and seems to be quite good quality. The way it...

The kids finished the solo Pal hybrid yesterday. Can't wait to see how it performs. Here's some pics. They have also been hard at...

I agree with Jim. When I was researching it the consensus seemed to be that bottom side paint was intended for boats that spent weeks or...

Thanks Jim, I just went back and reviewed my build thread for my carbon copy Kite, I had painted it white on the outside. In the thread...

I don’t think I would worry about it as long as it isn’t long term immersion. Jim

I really appreciate the comments from everyone. I have many other projects I can occupy my time with that will be more satisfying for...

Is it worth restoring ? I agree with others. Can you fix it up as a user canoe ? Yes. Time and materials, and methods. I patched...

A couple of finishing touches. The carrying yoke. Simple but effective. The wood strips and rubber on the bottom are guide...

Looks like I am about done. The deck did flatten out some, being off the hull with only one side glassed. Tension in a few spots...

Absolutely, I want the stiffness in case something gets put on top of it, or for when it is resting upside down.

Time for the coaming. With the glass on and the cockpit cut out it was time to knock out the center forms. 1/2 x 1/2 basswood was...