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I totally agree with you Brian. I've done it both ways but when I've done the football under I don't feather.

That is gorgeous! Good luck with your sale.

It certainly looks like you had a nice trip! Great pictures too.

I know this an old thread, but a couple of friends are just starting to plan a NFCT trip for 2024 and I'm geeked about the possibility of having to build a different canoe for the trip. I normally do the Allagash in a royalex OT Appalachian (76 pounds). I just paddled in my newly build Raven...

beautiful! I really like the yoke holding system.

that it awesome!

Welcome! Paddling in a calm safe space is a great way to learn.

Good luck with the sell after the fact

I like your stern paddle😉

Like scratchpants, I have my seats as low as I can and still easily get my feet under out out quickly.

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That's amazing and I really love your take apart pole! DId you take any pictures of the build? I have some excellent, clear bass wood that would work very well for a canoe pole and using ferrule would be a nice way to make the thing easier to handle than my closet rod pole.

The repairs on the raven are complete. I added some small patches on the inside in 3 places where I lost a little wood when removing the loose glass and then glassed apart the whole bottom with 4 oz. E-glass on the inside. The outside for sanded and re-epoxied.

Building with stems is more difficult because of the extra steps involved. They do look nice though! I don't think there's any real strength difference between the two so it really comes down to personal preference.

Wow! That's not a bad price either!

Very nice!

Like pblanc, I've only used it on plywood kayaks (which haven't been subjected to the same abuse my canoes get) so I hadn't noticed any problems.

It may have been low. That seems to be the trips I've had the last few years. I'll keep my mind open for doing that trip in the future.

Sorry, west system epoxy. I built the kayak in 1996 and I believe I tried a water based varnish. Obviously the varnish didn't last, I didn't take care of the kayak and UV damage slowly 'ate' the epoxy. You can see bare wood in spots and white e-glass in other parts. I should be more ashamed of...