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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 fill coats on my new canoe weighed in at 7.4 oz over 17 feet .... quick and dirty 7.4/17 times your boat will give you a number in the right ball park for what...

Allan touches on a couple of good points. Like almost all wood working projects equipment and experience plays a big role in how a particular bit of work, like bead and coving is approached. My first experience with making strips and doing the bead and cove was arduous and I was glad when I...

UCanoe 2 has a good point, using a spreadsheet to look over your packed goods can be an eye opening experience. My wife helped me list and weigh every item I was packing for a trip (there was a 3.2 km portage, so weight mattered) ... it was a bit of work, but having that list was really...

I didn't realize there was a Gorilla version with gap filling capabilities, could you please post the specific product ... always looking for products with new capabilities.

Hi Jim, That is exactly my plan for seats on the current build, but I opted for 1" polyester. I have stainless staples and have read a few upholstery blogs on doing the webbing. Any chance you have a few pics and could expand on the attachment and stretching technique you used? Thanks Brian

Allan, thank you for taking the time to put some numbers on the paddle discussion, there are lots of folks sharing paddle experience and favourite type/length etc and shows we all have some interest. I am really enjoying this discussion, but I have a few things that sort of give me pause for...

The reality is that there is not a lot of actual difference between an OtterTail and a BeaverTail

Let me first say Allan, "Thank You" for taking the time for testing and moving the discussion away from opinions and more to fact based discussion. I really like the "effort" based control idea, giving the same effort to both paddling modes seems like a good control mechanism .... for getting...

This is a very important part of the explanation, he has done a mathematical analysis and made assumptions how things work, he is also clearly stating that his assumptions may be contributing to the level of the advantage. I suspect that the take away of the best angle and that it is more...

Not sure that is even good enough these days

Only issue is that it doesn't really have the bug protection, it is made for colder weather, but it is great for the hammock. I have one, it is called the CozShack https://camping.onetigris.com/collections/tents-shelter/products/onetigris-oozshack-hot-tent

This may be one area where there is some crossover to some of the hammock materials I use frequently. When making weight bearing hems, the thickness/strength of the webbing is important, here are a few items that may be interesting for this purpose. My favourite webbing, is also the thinnest...

I cheat, it's all stainless

I don't think I missed the point, I think my words didn't maybe convey what I was trying to say, as well as I would like. "Dancing around a dock" ... the intent was to say, when I need finesse and close quarter control, I reach for the single blade ... realize now that it could be construed as...