Recent content by jish1969

Anyone in the CNY area looking to swap paddles? I have a Voyageur bent shaft in great shape that's just too short. The shaft is ovalized, 32 inches including the handle, 50 inches overall. Looking for a straight shaft, wide blade, 54-56 inches. . I can meet within a 50 mile radius of Ithaca...

More pics of repainted hull with Keel Strips...

Selling this Northern Light Solo I picked up a few years ago and brought back to life. I found something a little newer, longer, and leaner. It was kinda rough when I got my hands on it. The previous owner patched a crack in the stern and filled a few gouges and just spray-painted over them...

Second coat went on decently enough, I covered the missed spots by the gunwales, but got a little carried away with the tipping and will definitely have to wet sand and apply a third coat. Somehow it's a little thicker at the bow too, I'll have to remember that on the final coat. I bought a good...

Thank you Mike McCreary for the rundown! Here I sit after three wet sanding and 3 washings. The 330 grit side of the sanding sponge does a good job of catching the runs I don't see. The Important think to remember was to let the sponge do the sanding and keep only enough pressure to hold it to...

My first coat went on pretty well considering it was my first time. Sanded the hull after the last coat of filler primer, acetone wash, taped, then rolled and tipped. It's lighter where I started, before I got a good feel for it but has a nice shine to it overall. I started yesterday at...

Mike can you explain your wet sanding process for me please? I just put the first coat of EZpoxy on my Northern Light yesterday, one i am a total rookie at wet sanding. I bought two 220/320 grit sponges, just wondering if you soaked them in a solution.

Almost done with the rough sanding on my fiberglass Northern Light, looking for a decent, inexpensive filler i can source locally for the small gouges and dents before final sanding and repaint.

I bought new bags from ebay two year ago they were the RUK brand from the UK and it was only about 60 bucks shipped to NY. It was a bow and stern package and they're made of terylene, looks like they can be patched with a tent kit. I've used them twice and no complaints.

Sawyer solo in Albany for a decent price, not too far from you...

Going to be painting my fiberglass Northern Lights solo at some point and wanted opinions by people who've done it. I've read that a lot of people don't bother with primer, and this is the direction im leaning. The original paint color is burgundy, and after I sand the patches down I'm going...

Got out on the water just before sunrise yesterday at the north end of Whitney point reservoir. A very serene couple of hours...

Got it out on the lake tonight, there was a strong headwind from where I launched and it felt great to paddle. I didn't bring any ballast but it cut through the water well, turned easy and tracked straight. It was a bit of a sail when windward, but maybe more weight will change that. I only...

Woodwork is finished! Those aluminum slider brackets are going to be heck on the rails, I'll probably have to sand and varnish them every season. I think it came out quite nice, and can't wait to get some paint on it. Now that it's all together I find myself debating leaving the hull until the...

Recaned the seat tonight. This was the part I was most worried about as I had never done it before, but I'm pleased with the result. It could be better, but it wasn't a failure. Gonna give it a day or two to dry and then the Northern Light will see the water again this weekend...