Recent content by stripperguy

I'm kinda late to this discussion... I had a torn meniscus repaired about 8 years ago, that knee had troubled me on and off for over 10 years. In retrospect, it likely began from a delayed binding release while skiing, gradually getting worse and worse until I could barely walk on it. It would...

Hmmm, those last two pics DO look odd Did you squeegee the wet out coat? It’s too easy to trap air in the laminate, especially when rolling epoxy. If it is partially wet out glass, it’ll be awful difficult to get it completely clear. If closer to the surface, then sand and fill, or just fill, or...

So let's see, back in 2022 was one of my first uses of that little CRV for canoe hauling. Here it is 2026, and I've got another totaled CRV...this one is a 2025 with a clear title (TX doesn't always brand them) and only needed a rear side window and two tail lights. I don't really care about the...

I’ve been building strippers since 1978, almost exclusively with staples. It comes down to personal preference, just like all the boat building choices. Especially for a first time builder, I would say use staples

Phew, my palms were sweating while I read that...

We've discussed some of this before... https://www.canoetripping.net/threads/basic-leeboard-info.76241/

Sold, sold, sold Thanks to all that looked

Hey guys and gals, Any interest in a vintage Mohawk XL13? It is real Royalex, in extremely good condition. Pedestal seat, bags for each end. If there's any interest, I'll post pics. I've paddled it on sections of the Boreas, Rock, Cedar rivers in the ADK's, a very confidence inspiring old school...

When my kids and nephews and nieces were younger, and me as well, we would practice capsize recovery every year. The kids got pretty good with a Capistrano flip. And lastly, that dual lock stuff is surprisingly strong. If fully locked in, I could lift my carbon copy kite by the seat alone. Its...

Not the best pics, but I think you should be able to see what's what per my descriptions upthread. Same hull in both pics, same carbon fiber over foam pedestals in each boat, same 3M dual lock attachment/adjustment, wood framed woven seat in the strip built Kite, carbon fiber bucket seat...

In my solo boats, I have a pedestal for the seats, one is an Alan Gage carbon bucket, the other is a wood framed woven seat. Both attach to the pedestal with 3M dual lock, sort of Velcro on steroids. Quick and easy to adjust fore and aft, and if my foot or feet get tangled, the seats will just...

Mr Fly, Glad to see you're back on a bike. It's amazing how the excess baggage just melts away as the miles pile up. In my case, MDB is adamant that I not ride the roads again, even though I would only see a dozen cars on my typical 20-25 mile loop from home. I'm anxious to get back in the...

Just got back from a short paddling trip with the grandkids and son with DIL... Relatively short drive, 70 miles total up and back, mostly highway at 67 mph...mpg dropped from 37 with no boats (at 73mph) to 33 mpg with two canoes and my old square Thule racks. 10% drop in mpg, would have been...

OK, some of you have gotten my tongue in cheek humor...

I’m not as versed in aerodynamics as some of the others here but I do know the aero losses increase dramatically (to the sq?) with increases in length wrt to flow. Witness every airplane wing profile, much wider than long wrt flow. It stands to reason then, that the most aero efficient way to...