Recent content by stripperguy

I’ve done it both ways, football foam only and football with ribs. For my usage, the ribs are overkill. There’s plenty of added stiffness from the gunnels. Whichever way you choose, just be sure you get the foam 100% attached to the hull. You’re using some thick foam, was it 10mm? That will make...

Back a few decades, Sawyer offered adjustable height seats in their solo canoes... https://www.scribd.com/document/514882698/1988-Sawyer-Catalog

Say what you will about NYS, but our Adirondack and Catskill parks are constitutionally protected (Article 14), and have been since 1895. Hopefully, Minnesotans will push for permanent protection for the Boundary Waters too. All that is needed is enough visibility, and enough people to realize...

Yesterday, Jabe Pond colors nice, but still have a ways to go... The nearly drive to launch spot One of a half dozen or more islands DEC signage at parking area

Looks very nice so far When you make your seat frames, you may want to build those double arched Jim Dodd seats. They look great and are extremely comfortable

Continuing the theme of ADK day trips, here's the Boreas River. Starting on Cheney Pond Across the pond to the outlet, then on to the Boreas River, roughly 6 crow miles downstream from Boreas Ponds Then downstream on the Boreas, views keep improving After the old Lester Dam, it's a...

You're clearly well experienced in the various composite lay ups. I suppose you'll add selective abrasion resistant layer(s) if and when there's a wear issue. I shouldn't try to impose my experiences on your plans, my hull suffer much with beaver dams, rock gardens, boulder filled rapids, etc...

Do you plan on an all carbon lay up? Carbon fiber, while amazingly strong, is also very susceptible to abrasion. Unless you plan to take extreme care to avoid ANY abrasion, you're gonna need some protection on the outside. Glass, nylon, polypropylene, Dynel, Kevlar... You're lucky to have so...

So not to clutter up other threads, here's some info about a few ADK day trips. Boreas Ponds, certainly well discussed and documented here, but for the curious, here's MDB on Boreas Pond along with a simulated view from CalTopo. Hopefully, you can read the labels on the varoius peaks. I...

BF, Thanks for posting, nice pics...That sure is a roomy tent. Who made it? Lots of that area looks almost like the ADK's, no mountains I guess. Car looks in good shape, what year/miles and what broke?

It’s about 1.8 mile carry from Henderson to Preston And a short hop from upper to lower Preston, then a bushwhack to Muck Hole. Before the dam failed, Duck Hole was a spectacular paddling spot, not so much now. But the Preston’s are a beautiful and remote spot still worthy of the effort to get...

Nice pics... There is an arduous trip possible from Henderson Lake to the Preston Ponds and beyond to the remnants of Duck Hole (currently Muck Hole). If anyone particularly enjoys suffering, this is a great day trip. FWIW, not far from Boreas Ponds is Wolf Pond. It offers similar views, but...

I'm still sayin', take my strip built Kite out for a test ride, yeah, it's heavier than you want, but there's plenty of ways to build one waaaay lighter.

I've built strip canoes since 1978, more recently I've built a few carbon copies of existing hulls. For a home builder, not interested in production, it will be hard to beat a male plug, your Mad River, Be sure to liberally coat the plug with multiple layers of mold release, a bunch of us here...

Sarcasm???? There's hardly a ripple... Even without much wind, it stall can be fun!