Recent content by Alan Gage

That was one of my favorite positions too. I hade a great race there one year when I brought my Magic to combine the race and a weekend camping trip. Another guy showed up in a DY Special and we went neck and neck the whole race. It was a windy day and in the calm water I would pull ahead but...

I've done that one a couple times. Fun course and it was always a great group of paddlers. Good luck! Alan

Interesting boat and sounds like a fun project. I'll be interested to see it come to fruition. Are you thinking strip or composite build? A few years back I embarked on a similar project. I wanted something to bridge the gap in terms of stability and speed between a fast recreational hull...

My CCS Lean has a similar overhang that can be set at any pitch. In nice weather I'll set it high just for extra shade and head room. At night, or if I'm expecting rain, I always lower it and I agree with AI about pitching one side higher than the other, otherwise rain will tend to pool up in...

I would think removing them and replacing them with vinyl or wood gunwales would be the best option. Your dents might improve once the kinked gunwales are removed. I think you can still by knock down wood gunwales online to lower shipping. Or you could rip your own from lumber. Replacement vinyl...

I have no personal experience with tuff stuff but was impressed and entertained by this video when it came out

I use a Nalgene Silo bottle (48 ounce) for my personal kit. Too small for what you're looking for but maybe they, or someone else, makes something similar but larger. US Plastics is a fun place to look around...

Nice review and a good comparison of comparable hulls. Alan

I once bought a Jensen 16' solo downriver racing canoe locally that someone had painted camo. For some odd reason they thought it would be a good duck boat but after capsizing the first time they tried paddling it it got stored in a barn for 15 years or so. It looked terrible and there was a...

Yes, when I mentioned "that hypothesis" I was referring to the older hypothesis I'd heard rather than the paper you cited. I knew what I meant but probably could have been a little more clear. :) I did a little more Googling on this new hypothesis and didn't find a whole lot other than people...

Are we taking wagers as to how many days/weeks this pie lasts? I'll open the bidding with 4 days. Alan

You could try acetone but for paint covering an entire hull I'd be inclined to leave it because it sounds like a lot of work and I don't think it would bother me too much. Alan

I took the time to read the article now and it sounds interesting. The book I read that talks about the geology of that area, and explains how they believed the rivers cut through mountain ranges was written in the 80's or 90's so there could certainly be new information that's come to light...

I've been getting into geology over the last few months and have heard some about this. I don't think there remains much question of how it carved a path through the mountains rather than going around them. Multiple very high mountain ranges were created in that area and after millions of years...

It generally gets filled with thickened epoxy before glassing, which likely erases most of the weight savings. It can be a pretty messy process but I've taken to covering the thickened epoxy with peel ply which allows you to move, massage, and smooth the thick mass of epoxy with your fingers...