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The gunnels are cedar… the green white oak is used for the ribs… they get steamed and bent and the green wood really makes this much easier… and decent rot resistance… sorry my post definitely a bit confusing on that end

Thank you… seat is very versatile… Peter Hornbeck and his crew had a great design…the maple leaf is in memory of my father… a true Canadian and inspired my canoe tripping… miss that ol' gentleman

One skin layer of the nylon

I was too as of last spring… Cape Falcon Kayak has many videos if you wish to go down that rabbit hole. The skin is a ballistic nylon that is made for the Skin Boat Store. This nylon is the 840 X-tra Tuff nylon and the urethane is a bio blend that is 2 part originally formulated for concrete...

Thank you.. it’s the spruce green acid dye. They are very fun to build…and quick… I am impressed at how quiet they are. Reminds me of my wood canvas in that regard…but way lighter 😂. They are quite speedy as well. I am looking forward to building a tripping version next.

This canoe is 13’8” and weighs in at 25.5 pounds. Material cost was around 550$. The hardest part was finding green white oak and clear cedar in the lengths necessary for the gunnels

And you can remove and nest a smaller canoe inside for easier transport

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Hey MKH- Good to hear from you … still hope to see you on the NFCT. Rib lengths are measured from the beam at each rib location and Brian at Cape Falcon Kayak has a proprietary rib formula that comes with his plan set. It’s very straightforward and easy to do. His process and plan program is...

In case anyone has any interest. Here are some photos of my SOF builds from this summer season

A real beaut… love repurposing

Thank you Glen

It’s located north of Syracuse NY

This canoe is back up for sale. Still Same condition… only in water 5 times $2800 firm. Includes the yoke and the new painters I am building skin on frame canoes now and this will not get used… hoping someone will be able to enjoy it as it has sat waiting to get use and I have transitioned to...