JohnSand

I've used Gorilla Tape to patch a Folbot.

Five or six years ago, I found a Tilley on the ground, at a Yellowstone bear jam. There was no one around, so I picked it up and took...

I can hardly tell from that picture, but i'm pretty sure I have done worse and lived with it. Just touch it up as best as you can and...

This is a Home Depot pole project, Hemlock i believe and im heading into this open minded and willing to “up-grade” my equipment if...

OK . At this point the Kevlar copy is off the stripper mold. Next up is to sand the glassed stripper, before removing from the forms...

My interpretation of the comment to “work on the J stroke” is that it meant the small diversion from stem symmetry wouldn’t make any...

...or just concentrate on perfecting your j-stroke and get to glassing...

This isn't mine and I don't know who's selling it. I just happened to see it on Facebook Market Place listed in Rolesville NC close to...

I probably would, but I wouldn't make myself crazy about it.

The brim is too narrow and too floppy on a Tilley hat to suit me. My favorite hat disappeared in Costa Rica and I’ve never found...

Epoxy and other resins degrade in sunlight. Old fiberglass boats get chalky looking. Penetrol will brighten them up, there are probably...

I remember those from way back. It's a one handed paddle for duck hunting, etc. You grab the part in the hole, and the upper section...

Done is sometimes better then perfect… in my humble opinion

I had my first Tilley decades ago, loved it for sailing and travel. A guy offered to buy it from me in Mexico. I lost it out of a boat...

Two boats come to mind as long time favourites: - the Kipawa (16'6"), designed by John Winters with plans available from Green Valley...