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    Kite +6%

    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 strip built my Kite (2014, had to look back at mt photos) I followed the build guidelines. Specifically, I stripped the crease, extending up beyond where the hull...
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    So what exactly is everyone up to in their non-boating hours?

    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 fitness bicyclist since 1983, currently riding a full Ti frame Centurian that I built. Frame was a $650 bargain around 2001, several component and wheelsets...
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    Eagle Eats Great Blue Heron

    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 see the expansive heron rookery, but the last time I visited, the rookery was abandoned. After discussions with one of my bird watching friends, I learned that...
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    Kite +6%

    Hey Mike, Glad to see you’re starting your stretched Kite build. The builder guide that comes with the plans gives excellent directions WRT where to start stripping. That “crease” is actually quite easy to strip, but, as Mr. dog brain above warns, be sure to NOT maintain a sharp edge on the...
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    Hello to all from Upstate NY

    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? Any more pics, maybe from some ADK paddling?
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    Getting in and Getting out

    My late, life long buddy used this technique to get into his Wee Lassie II.
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    Doing non-racing things with a racing boat?

    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 standard, I have lots of experience in USCA Competition Cruisers. I built several strippers as Comp Cruisers. Never raced them, but tripped with them for many years. I...
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    Bent vs. straight paddle - direct comparison plus bonus footage

    I too continue to enjoy these discussions. I have noticed that although paddle velocity and angle have been talked about, there seems to be no mention of the vertical component of the paddle forces. A straight blade paddle pulls the hull DOWN into the water with the rear half of every stroke...
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    Out and Back Overnights

    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 has every modern convenience without excessive crowds or traffic. Plenty of high paying work too, if you’re still doing that kinda thing. I’m 40 minutes away...
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    New To Canoe, But Not To Paddling

    Home built hulls can be built as tough or as light as you may desire. Selective placement of Dynel will nearly eliminate any accumulated abrasive wear. AFIK, no commercial hulls use Dynel in their layups. I regularly abuse my hulls, beaver drags, beach launching/landing, unsupported loading...
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    Comparing speed and efficiency of single vs. double blade paddle

    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 track performance for sure. I do wonder how much energy is wasted by the yaw from the double blade. If only you could also track your course for both paddle...
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    New To Canoe, But Not To Paddling

    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 in it, so a cypress hull wouldn’t be too much of a penalty, weight-wise.
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    New To Canoe, But Not To Paddling

    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 said, welcome to the group, we love pics, so feel free to share when you get back from this trip. One way to get a high performance canoe at a bargain price is...
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    Paddling advice for long, flat, skinny boats

    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 subject them to. Pushing off, rock garden scrapes, beaver dam support. Some of my paddles are over 30 years old and still in good shape, the tips at least. I suppose...
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    Getting Kids into Canoeing

    I spent much of my childhood going on fishing and camping trips with my father, uncles and cousins, always in the Adirondacks. Couldn't stand the fishing, but I loved the paddling and camping. Fast forward to my return to the ADK's after an adolescent gap, a 92 mile "Long Diagonal" from Old...
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