Recent content by stripperguy

I want to take a moment and thank all those admins, past, present and no longer with us, for the fantastic job they have been doing!! This site has become, IMHO, the premier paddling forum in the US. And we have an extremely strong group of builders, always willing to help others... A...

Willis and I were making plans for a trip together... I was trying to remember the lineage of site operators, pretty sure there was someone between Willis and Robin. Some help Glenn? Or maybe Robin will chime in.

I've been visiting, hiking, camping, paddling in the ADK's all my life. While I agree that the modern Olympics would overwhelm Lake Placid and the surrounding towns, any subsequent increased visits would likely be relatively short lived. Witness the masses that fled to the ADK's during Covid...

My son built a 12 ft version when he was 12 years old, the plans were s a Christmas present that year. It weighed 10 lbs...

Haha, my S-I-L made the same golf ball comments, and buffing? Yeah, not likely. We should just number these jokes. I'll drive it for ten years as is, takes the pressure off...no worries about parking lot dings!

Well, I can show the car and the racks, but no boats on top just yet. I picked up this totaled 2025 CR-V Hybrid for cheap, clear title, lots of hail damage. Repaired/replaced 2 tail lights, and a rear quarter window. My Thule Aero bars that were on my 2015 CR-V don't fit the 2025 CR-V, I would...

I glassed my red kite with 6 oz glass and it was a breeze, easily conformed. I used carbon cloth two layers at once for the carbon copy kite and I had great difficulty to get the carbon to fully conform around and over the crease. With glass, no issue at all. And a warning about using glass...

Happy birthday, Snapper! I turn 70 tomorrow, so I suppose we share birthday dates.Both my son-in-law and his dad also have a birthday tomorrow. What are the odds?

Mineral spirits is pretty benign And believe it or not, baby oil removes lots of adhesives, very gently, I might add. Tougher stuff may respond to acetone, tougher yet hexanes. With any of these, of course, test them out in an obscure spot first.

Does the carport have open rafters and soffits? It doesn’t take much time or money to box them in and eliminate the issue forever. I had the same problem when I first finished building our new house, left the carport unfinished in the spring and had bird condos everywhere. Side benefit to boxing...

You're (and everyone else is too) forcing a curve into the strips in the off axis...the strip can't yield immediately, so it deflects orthogonally. The outer edge of the strip is in tension, and the inner edge in compression. With small deflections, the wood fibers can slip by each other to some...

I've had that happen quite a few times...some strips will "buckle" or oil can out of plane between forms. I stressed about it, and waited a few days while I tried to think of a solution. Lo and behold, the problem fixed itself...The strain causing the buckling forced the wood grain to relax...

Glen, Thanks for this...I'm always intrigued by the story behind whichever issue at hand. I've also heard the transition line on a shouldered tumblehome hull referred to as a"crease", quite apropos, especially with the Kite.

Congrats on coming to this side!! I’m 5’9” and the same weight as you, I’ve been bent shaft paddling forever with a 48” paddle, much better for me with higher cadence. Canoeing fast is a lot like cycling, higher cadence and lighter loading will be sustainable all day long, slower rates and...

Looking great so far...I do like those purplish strips. Don't remember if you're planning on decks and/or bulkheads, but strategically placed colored poplar could be very unique and attractive as decks and bulkheads.