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I would also add seat comfort to the list of requirements, for a heeled canoe. I had to heel my first stripper, because of the...

Lots of blame being tossed around up here by armchair fire fighters, saying that MNR abandoned certain communities, etc. The truth is...

Depending on your age ( I'm near 76 ), and nimbleness, I'd go with a tent, that was able to keep bugs, like ticks, Mosquitoes, mice, and...

Although a very short paddle like a Nessmuk "pudding stick" will eliminate the need to shoulder cradle, that may or may not be an...

Think it was about 20 years ago I saw a number of them being made, mainly to just keep the canoe straight for fishing.

Mohawk was a Florida based company. I love my Mohawk 13.

SG, did you have any trouble with twisted stems ? Stripping all the one side, gave me concerns, that I might distort the position of...

I found that using the stemless method created some gaps and such as well, I ended up just doing my best and cleaned it up at the end...

Using an inner stem. You are gluing the strip to the inner stem, as well as the strip on the other side. I start with one on one side...

Thanks. I've seen your great Pearl thread. While it tells how you dealt with each end, it doesn't tell how the two ends of any one...

Here is my very simple method. It works great ! Pearl

@Jim Dodd it's all hypothetical and brainstorming for me for right now: I should be building a canoe for the first time soon, and it'll...

There are computer intelligent people here, that can probably design a hull, for you. To me ? That would be the most exciting route ...

Wondering what flattening the bottom does in your computer program?

I'll add more information in the coming weeks, but I've been working on a solo racing canoe design. I plan to build this boat and to...