stripperguy

Those accent strips are gonna look great, and blend well to your stems. When I paddled my first strip built canoe (1978!) I expected it...

Mike, You're sure moving right along... I can't quite tell from your pics how that accent strip works relative to the crease. When I...

Let’s see…been riding motorcycles since I was 14 years old, currently riding a beefed up Triumph Bonneville Special Edition. I’ve been a...

Wow!! I never thought that herons would make a good meal, they’re kinda scrawny… There’s a small lake near me that I sometimes paddle to...

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

Welcome, John I suppose you paddle in the ADK’s a lot. Do you have any favorite spots? Places on the list that you haven’t got to yet...

My late, life long buddy used this technique to get into his Wee Lassie II.

I looked at the specs for that V1-A Jensen...I didn't see any cross section views, but if it's designed to fit the USCA cruiser...

I too continue to enjoy these discussions. I have noticed that although paddle velocity and angle have been talked about, there seems to...

I was reluctant to recommend upstate NY… but since snapper broke the ice, I may as well. Move on up here, capital district where I live...

Home built hulls can be built as tough or as light as you may desire. Selective placement of Dynel will nearly eliminate any accumulated...

Alan, Very, very interesting... Heart rate seems the best way to compare for sure, I'm a cyclist and heart rate is the easiest way to...

Just for reference, dried cypress is 32 lb/cu ft, western red cedar is 22 lb/cu ft. An average solo canoe has roughly one cu ft of wood...

Mr Bucket, Glad to hear you are active again after the surgery, hopefully you’ll have a few more decades of fun to come. As the others...

I guess I'll add to the thread drift... All of the paddles that I build have Phenolic tips, they hold up well to the abuse that I...