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Twice over the years, the double layer would have been the "Stitch in Time" Once, on a friend's canoe, that developed a small split, in...

Those fasteners are double headed picture hanging nails that I've used once already. They used to be a lot cheaper on Amazon. I'm...

I would agree with this. I nearly always put in extra layers somewhere, and it now seems to be the thing to do, but the vast majority of...

Over the 35 years of building these things, I've always gone stemless. It's easier, and I like the look. Never had a problem with the...

I too am interested in the fasteners, you are using ? Looks like a great start. In my opinion, it's fun to modify plans. Makes the...

Hey Mike, Glad to see you’re starting your stretched Kite build. The builder guide that comes with the plans gives excellent directions...

I've been thinking about the double layer thing quite a bit lately. My first Osprey, which saw several thousand kilometres of tripping...

Just a thought on the extra layers: I like s-glass on the exterior but you'd save cash (and a tiny bit of weight) by using 30" wide, 4...

Yes there's additional 6% spacing on the forms as well. I put some hours in getting things going. I had to shave the inner stems down...

I'm still in the camp of putting the extra layer, layer of cloth, on the outside, and on top of main layer. It adds stiffness and...

Hi Mike, Thanks for the comments. Just so you know, I re-gunwaled that canoe and beleive I may have moved the seat back even further. If...

Thank you Mark, I really enjoyed your Wabakimi solo YouTube series. I haven't got to Quetico yet. I saw that you shared that you...

I think you'll find the Kite design has very high initial stability. Every time I go back to paddling it after paddling any other canoe...

Memaquay, I wasn't aware of the Shearwater. I completely missed it researching available solo plans. Now that I do see it I don't see...

I own a Robo-Bevel and used it on my Bob Special build. I started using it on my Freedom 17 build, but opted early on to use the...