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Time for the coaming. With the glass on and the cockpit cut out it was time to knock out the center forms. 1/2 x 1/2 basswood was...

Being a Rob Roy, I decided to go classic and make it decked. I couldn't find any good leads on framing the deck, so I am doing this...

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...

Here is my idea for a Milk Crate Wanigan. https://a.co/d/0i9Kg8Dr ^Amazon listing for an interior bag. I think it should be made...

I took it to WPASCR this weekend and it saw a fair amount of paddling. I believe that 3 or 4 members here paddled it so I'll allow them...

I didn't get as many pictures today but she's done. Since the seat had to dry before I could lace it, I clamped it to the porch...

Uh, yeah, that boat always looks really weird from the outside. :) Alan

In an effort to button this up by Friday, I spent a couple of decent days in the shop. I'd stopped over at my buddy's woodshop last...

That was my initial thought as well. Although I'm not familiar with these canoes or your market, the time & effort to build or restore...

Thank you, Glenn. I’m excited to be here and feel a bit foolish that I didn’t join this community long ago. I fully agree with your...

First, I'd like to welcome Jeremy to site membership! Feel free to ask any questions and to post messages, photos and videos, and to...

Probably not if you want to be compensated for your efforts. These can be very difficult to repair and will have limited resale value...

A neighbor gave me this canoe from under her porch. At first she thought it was a cedar canvas old town. As you can see from the...

"So, 10 years after its release, we loaded Esquif’s second best-selling tandem canoe into a boxcar for a five-day end-of-season...

I'm trying to keep after this one and ran over to the boat shop today to install the inwales. First order of business was to dump my...