Recent content by Joe Pikul

Glenn, thanks again for leading me to the article showing a DIY wooden pedal foot brace system. I am going to install a plastic Keepers pedal brace using CLC's stud system (no holes through the hull). The Keepers pedal system will not be epoxied to the hull; thus, I can remove it. This winter I...

Thanks Glenn. Nice article. Thank you. Maybe I should just build a set like that this winter and paddle a canoe where foot braces are not essential.

Glenn Thanks for your comments. I am confident that I could fabricate a wooden foot bar or even an adjustable wooden pedal system. My paddling days are limited, and I do see my canoe(s) eventually going to my granddaughter. Thus, I have my eye on an adjustable system. Right now, I have no desire...

I built an Ashes 13' solo pack canoe. I placed my seat close to the bottom of the hull much like a kayak seat. Originally, I figured that I would use a double blade to paddle but after a few trials I have gone back to a single blade. But, paddling with either a double or single blade, one fact...

Thank you all for your thoughts and suggestions. This canoe is my 4th build and I thought that rather than doing the tried and true, I would try some different building methods. I have built using the "centerline" approach and have built by running a double beaded strip down the centerline and...

When you say trimmed, I think that means rounded like a bead ? I see what you are doing. Thank you.

Hello I am looking for sage advice on using a herring bone strip pattern in the "football area" of the hull. I am building an Ashes Solo Pack 13' using bead and cove strips. I am stripping with cove side up. I cannot visualize how (if) bead and cove strips would work in a herring bone. This is...

Jim I go by HighPlainsDrifter on both the BWCA.com site and the Bear Mountain Boat site. Here, I go by Joe Pikul (I finally was able to register). You have responded to a couple of my posts on those sites and I appreciate your helpful comments. Your Pearl thread is great, maybe you should call...