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Just make a new Topic called Stickies, then whomever wants them can go peruse there and the others don't need to see them.

Most of our adventures began here...

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We have the option of asking the plan maker if there is an easier way to shorten, perhaps he has plans for a shorter Morris. It is Roland Thurlow of Northwoods Canoe. There is a 15' Morris on his site we could order for $4400 US but there may be plans as well. Considering Christy is the one who...

We were thinking if we take 10% off the length it would be down to 15' 4". If we do it this way should be reduce the width of each form by 10% to avoid making a bathtub shape. Easy enough to do as we need to make forms either way. This plan set also has 21 forms over the 17 feet. It has them...

No such thing as normal, well, except Normal, Illinois. Climate change has certainly affected weather here, higher summer temperatures, prolonged drought and when it does rain, we get it in inches. Nothing normal about this.

When I arrived at Pakwash Lake Camp on August 8th the surface temp was 83 F, bath water. The lake is between Ear Falls and Red Lake in NW Ontario.Average depth of 20 feet with deepest sounding of 56 ft. The lake is 10 km long by 2 km wide and part of the Chikuni/English River system. The water...

MEC Wanderer 4 in many places, our go to tent regardless of the 12 pound weight. In order, on the Broadleaf River, Kosteck Lake, Marshall Lake, Maskwa River, Rice River, Siderock Lake

2010 Highlander. My '04 had full length factory racks, this one does not and no, the rear door will not open with the boat strapped down. That is my Jack's Special up top. Karin

Forests can manage themselves if humans would not interfere and put the fires out. Ideally they need to just burn off all the waste on the forest floor.

If anyone were in the market for a custom trailer not built by yourself and were near to western Canada, this place in Alberta has options up to 24 places for canoe trailers. I did speak with them but just prior to corona and well, even a bare bones unit for myself was a bit pricey. I'm sure I...

Our canoes have spilled out into the backyard. Of the 8 slots in the boat house one is taken up with the strongback for building strippers. Then we have Christines stripper, my stripper and the Swift Mattawa we have used as our tripping boat. On the second rack, bottom is the Morris, next up the...

Yep, no offence taken. If we could find a decent better canoe for our friend I'm sure we could upgrade her. I start vacation end of work day tomorrow and am taking my stripper with me as seen in my Avatar for the windy days I cannot get on the lake with the boat.

Well, this is a friends canoe she would like back. We lent her a Tremblay w/c a couple years ago but it cannot just be left on the shore all the time where the piece of crap above can be. Her primary use is dragging minnows for pickerel in the bay adjacent to her camp on Pakwash Lake.

So the spider is a Shamrock Orb-Weaver. I will have to ask Christine if it is still alive.

The Hacksmiths are building a full sized steel and hydraulic version of the loader from Aliens, just for fun. They have also built a fully functional light sabre, among other neat things.

Well, although I hate spiders, it is still alive and well living in the boat house, maybe no longer in the canoe after I was beating on it yesterday.

Under the patches and the resident

So since Christine is almost finished with the green choppergun boat I felt the need to do the next one. I will have to wait until after my upcoming 3 week vacation but here you can see what I have to work with. Christine will be working on finishing the wood and canvas project she started last...

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