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It's looking good! I imagine that planing down the inner stem like that could be a real hassle depending on grain and what tools you have available. For sanding it's hard to beat that random orbital though! I had the pleasure of borrowing the larger festool random orbital (with a 8" pad or something in that ballpark) a few years ago, and I've never had an easier time of a tough sanding job.
Out of my budget at the moment but boy... if you're looking down the barrel of a bunch of sanding and have the $$$ they are amazing!

Interesting, I've always just left my inner stem sticking out, similar to the look on a wood canvas canoe. Never occurred to me to plane it flush. Looks like a fair amount of work, but it will make your fibreglassing easier.

I snow-blowed (is that even a word?) for three hours on Thursday, the results were predictable, lots of snow moved corresponding to my body barely moving on Friday.

Hi to all. I just found this forum while looking for others who’ve built Kites. I’m just starting my build. I’m finding lots of great info and see people I’ve interacted with before on other sites

I’ve built a number of boats, and use them regularly here in Nova Scotia on both fresh and salt water. I do some back country trips, and was looking for a craft that would make solo tripping easier. My Redbird canoe is a lot of boat to solo in, and my Petrl Play is tight on cargo space. Love both boats, but a solo tripping canoe seems like a good choice for a couple nights in the back country.