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I built two canoes with staples years ago and now am doing a Rob Roy, stapleless. After looking at different methods, I am doing it a...

In October 2025 in the New Jersey Pine Barrens, open canoes paddle through a canopy tunnel of coloring leaves and then disappear into...

This is how I do mine : https://www.canoetripping.net/threads/building-some-new-wood-composite-paddles-for-2020.120222/post-120735

Everything here is spot on IMO, I will add a couple of points to ponder: 1) the 30 degrees mentioned is with the hammock loaded and at...

Maybe consider 7/64", 1/8" is pretty beefy for those jobs IMO.

A short outing on the Lake of Thoune between two storms.

Can't really argue with the logic, you are likely correct ... however, I suspect it will make little actual difference to the build or...

Gunnels are one of the biggest potential areas for packing on extra weight (I think I have said that in every build thread I have done)...

Whenever I am contemplating a new purchase, I check this guy's channel to see if he has a video covering the subject. Whaddya know....

Pricey, but you can't go wrong with a Yeti IMO

I kept waiting for some one else to mention electronic racket swatters. On my last August trip, I was sitting in a bug shelter and the...

It's been beautiful out there lately.

Because of my bad legs it's hard to walk very far or stand very long, so I had to give up hutting and fly fishing. So, since I retired...

Whatever plastic you pick, needs to be able to handle the epoxy, what about that shrink wrap they use for boat storage?

Hi Jim, If you use .4 - .5 oz per foot per fill coat, you will be pretty close to the real answer as long as you don't apply heavy. The...