Recent content by dutchlennart

No loon works ;) It looks like a rugged work vessel. I guess long portages are not enjoyfull. If there is no rot or broken parts and you have good storage it can be great to paddle for decades

I guess this is the best solution https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/customer-service/services/assembly/

Summercamp when I was 10. Some polyester barge paddled with 3 in Kalenberg. https://nationaleparken.nl/en/the-parks/national-park-weerribben-wieden It was a good start. Glad that unlike Dana i never owned it;)

You can be very proud of this canoe. Hope it paddles as good as it looks. I have not much doubt about it. Looking forward to the first pics of the boat on the water

Lovely canoe, no clue about the trailer:)

It sounds like Bruce knows what he is doing. I am really looking forward to your feedback when the blades are in the water. What boat do you paddle? Or boats. Many members seems to have more then one. The best paddle makers I know do paddle, do stuff with wood or carbon and did a number of paddles.

looking good , what to you like so much about these? can you show the edges of the blade , how sharp or blunt are they?

Quality in the t formex was as far as i know never.much of a problem.. thier main focis has.been to build boats that last in a ww enviroment where as for example wenonah is more fociused on flatwater and portage weight. Mad river was mainly good beofre the merge into confluence..

Good luckk with the job interview. Hope the rest of the build is smooth sailing

The mad river indypendence never occured to me as a river boat and never as a boat good fot 200 pound plus. There is not much secondary stability bevore i burry teh gunnel 2 inches under water. Then it sinks rather quickly. And i am 160 ish i thnik 80 ish kilo is more what i see on the scales...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_scull A Skiff has a minimun weight of 14 kg's Prices are way above your illussion for a good one. A main reason way rowers tend to be member of a club even when the are in a solo. So far it seems you enjoy the illusion. Looking forward to the tripreport of...

Not sure a out the wieght of the eggplant explorer it could be either kevlar of polyesther.. mr build those for many years. So weight is not fixed. They are close to your duckhunter.

Cleaning flies in a composti boat i always could hanlde. Finding them on each rib taking the better part of 3 hrs. Convinced me..and if it saves me for taking care of the hull for a couple of years extra . I am in.

I have a also a lady bag for the mistral. I can not remember it making anymore sound then uncovered. Is saves a lot of dead flies cleaning. Enjoy the paddling.

Ah inside knowlegde. Seeing boats paddled well is maybe the best marketing.