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For some, buckets are fine. To me ? They restrict rotating your body, if say you want to turn and look behind you. They do keep you...

Yes, all food was in Bear Vaults. He walked right by them, about 10 yds away, never disturbed them at all. Must have swam to the...

Lake of Thoune, today about one hour after sunrise and sunset at home Hello from Switzerland André

Below are some photos of the completed paddle that y'all have been following the build of. Tomorrow it will get crated and shipped.

I hold this site up as the top Canoe Building site ! CanoeCraft forum, had been very good also, but has since gone under. Yes, the...

Great score on the strips. Oh, if you lived close to me ? I've got some good deals on canoe stuff ! As for the Runs ? Yeah, we've...

I lucked out and scored a good deal on some 18' bead and cove cedar strips. The coves aren't in the best of shape but the price was...

That is common for the hull, to pull away from the forms at the shearline. I staple it back in place, just very near the edge. I glass...

Yesterday as I was getting ready to lay the glass out I noticed that the hull had flared a little at the bottom. I wrapped cam buckle...

I confess I haven't followed this thread. But Fear is a necessary evil. It keeps our senses sharp. So embrace fear as it keeps us...

I started with System Three. Agree it is a good epoxy. At the time, it was very reasonably priced. They sold out, and the price went way...

I'm refering to fill coats. Wetting out the cloth is not a problem. It's the fill coats I'm referring to. Sorry for my lack of...

Any runs waiting that long between fill coats ? Applying while the previous coat is still tacky, greatly reduces runs. Jim

I ended up working a couple of extra days. I finished sanding the seal coat today then vacuumed everything twice. I followed that up...

This is not an endorsement ! Just an option for whose wishing to add a seat, or to determine the best location for a seat, in say, a...