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I suspect you have some leftover glass, have you thought about just making a fiberglass endcap ... as a custom fit. Wooden plug, shrink...

I am still hopeful, have a few more ideas to deploy yet ...

So it's gunnel time in the shop, I had to go back and review the earlier posts on cutting the gunnels, to make sure I didn't miss...

Hi Gamma, did a post for lofting here https://www.canoetripping.net/threads/lofting-canoe-molds-from-canoecraft-tables.129829/ you...

Mason, you are the first person to mirror what I have always thought was the best way of getting in the canoe. So many folks seems to...

Skid plates installed. I used about 30" of 6oz tape on each end. Also finish sanded the outer hull with 120 grit on an interface pad.

Great report, thank you for the work preparing and sharing it

You may have missed the point of the overlaps ... it was to beef up that area, the one overlap at the seat was 14", but the other point...

Tryin' is spot on IMO. I initially bought a 250 cm for the first solo I built and after learning to use it, thought it was the best...

One of the guys had that at our last August camp, it is near perfect... I tried very hard to locate one, but that was not to be ...

Although our building styles are very different, your's being careful and analytical, mine belonging to the wood butchers school, you...

Friday, June 17, 2022, Day 23 I was woken several times during the night by loud thunder and rainshowers. When I got up shortly after...

Time to get moving on the rest of this build ... left off with sanding the exterior to 120. Given all the curving, the hull cannot be...

Monday, June 13, 2022, Day 19 I was greeted by strong winds and grey clouds early in the morning. Despite the wind, the mosquitoes and...

Very enjoyable, you write so well ... it almost comes to life