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I think you’ll have a challenge to replicate that external molded keel. That section will surely add some stiffness to the hull, but you...

I finally wet the hull properly on Sunday (TR pending). Water levels are unbelievably low here so I headed to Pittsburgh & paddled a...

Since gunnel joints are end grain joints, I would suggest those 45 joints should be quite a bit longer ... just thinking out loud. I...

I just realized they need to go back for their packs. Jim

One of my Favorites. Portage yoke/ back rest. My Trangia Alcohol stove. And My Coleman Hulu single pole two man tent. Jim

Trying to find, Boat heat shrink wrap, 7 mill, or thicker. No luck locally. One Marina wants $22 a foot, to shrink wrap. That's not...

So I have a new idea . You have all seen large motor boats shrink wrapped, with a blue plastic. I'm going to check into getting my 38...

That is an Awesome deal !

I have a problem, yesterday a friend from another forum (Old Woodworking Machines) stopped by the house and offered me a whole roll of...

I have no experience (yet - lurking around here soaking up information like a sponge!) with building strippers but I have shaped and...

Yes. I liken them to a third hand, for hold strips. The biggest two advantages to bead and cove. One strip alignment. Bead and Coved...

I love ideas and applications like this. Thanks for sharing the diy method! These clamps look awesome and I do like the idea of building...

They'll work just fine without the tubing. I've been building with bead & cove and using these Jimmy clamps without any tubing to...

Not much sun on my week long trip to Disappointment Lake. It was only one longvportage in, and the traffic was non-stop. On the third...

Location: Eno river from Kings Highway Park to dam at Orange-Alamance Lake. Date: Late September 2025 Craft: Mad River Explorer...