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Over the 35 years of building these things, I've always gone stemless. It's easier, and I like the look. Never had a problem with the...

I too am interested in the fasteners, you are using ? Looks like a great start. In my opinion, it's fun to modify plans. Makes the...

Hey Mike, Glad to see you’re starting your stretched Kite build. The builder guide that comes with the plans gives excellent directions...

I'm assuming that you are also stretching the form spacing, along with widening the hull ? Jim

I'm still in the camp of putting the extra layer, layer of cloth, on the outside, and on top of main layer. It adds stiffness and...

Memaquay, I wasn't aware of the Shearwater. I completely missed it researching available solo plans. Now that I do see it I don't see...

Curious where you are finding 6 oz S-glass ? I'm building another 38 Spl. now. Finishing up a Kevlar copy of it also. I find the 38...

The original "Gorilla" glue was the foaming gap filling polyurethane glue, which was kinda brittle. It has its place, but not for...

One of the main differences between TB III and epoxy, is the gap filling capabilities. I mix Cab O Sill ( Fumed Silica) and ground...

A Friend used Hide glue to glue up strips, on a canoe. It failed. We had a time getting it glassed. After that the Epoxy took over. I...

I've seen similar discussions on a homebuilt airplanes forum. For wooden airplanes, epoxy rules today. In the past resorcinol...

While visiting the Anacortes area last week, I spied these canoes in an open boat shed... Notice the ones hanging from the ceiling...

I take along a double sided diamond stone (coarse and fine) that folds into the handle. I couldn't find the exact one so it must not be...

Finally got my new tripper out to get the feel with a known load. With 5 gallons of lake astern, the load is about 300 lbs, about 35-40...

No steam, just band saw cut to shape. I did pay attention to the grain of the wood. The long frames had vertical grain, for the most...