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mmm .... that weight moves it from potential feet/canoe/kayak category to a vehicle only option. Once at the vehicle category, I think there are better options

You can fill in the rotted areas with something like "JB Weld 8257CAN KwikWood Wood Repair ", it is an epoxy product, so it will require UV protection on top. Just dig out all the rot and fill/shape. The rest of the gunnels can just be sanded back, followed by a few coats of a good marine...

Another category to look at is cycling gloves, different sport, largely same purpose .... that is my goto category when I buy paddling gloves Brian

Thanks for the kind words Dave Brian

Thanks SG ... the whole idea of being able to let the epoxy set , no sanding and still get a chemical bond is not something that is widely circulated. Probably the single most important thing I learned on this build. Brian

I couldn't find much on the recoat times for Raka, what I did find suggested 24 hours as a max ... not that it matters much, having a recoat window longer than an hour is a big advantage. Where did the 72 hour window info come from ... this potentially is another epoxy for me to purchase. Brian

Thank you

If you do, the recoat ability of the System 3 is worth the money, just in the stress savings alone Welcome Brian

Stemless has some extra advantages that I hadn't thought about up front, it is easier IMO to finish the inside without the stems and I think it looks cleaner as well. Reasonably happy with the estimate that the stemless option is 5-6 oz lighter ... the math and actual weights don't lie. The...

Well, assorted furniture cleared out of the shop and I finally got to bolt all the pieces together. A few views to show the completed canoe Hoping to get it wet within the week, will follow up with a "first impressions" post. The original design of this boat was 15' and was built...

Interesting ... new information for me. There are so many things that have a common name that belies there scientific designation. I suspect a lot of the common names predate the scientific one, I will likely still use "cedar" when answering questions ... most people just see a "wood" boat...

Garage is a little full with some furniture from the house, hardwood being installed in a couple of rooms ... there was however enough room to get the seat webbed. I am using 1.5" polyester webbing from Sailrite for this seat, looking for something more comfy than webbing this time. The seat...

Gamma, I am seeing $16.75 a night

The boat is going to be flipped over for the first time in months Step 1 is to just angle it up on the cradles and cleanup up anything that was missed under the exterior gunnel area, there were a few clumps of epoxy, some varnish and a coupe of rough glass areas, all easily cleaned up with the...

Been a very busy spring, I have been plugging away on the canoe, but been delinquent on posting. Finally, the time to do the final finishing is here, I am going to varnish the interior and the decks/gunnels at the same time and then move on to the exterior. The gunnels have received 2 coats of...