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Very very nice!!! Now debating between a 17' Prospector and an extended 16.5' variation on the Bobs for my own tandem build. How does it paddle? Do you think it will carry a good tripping load for two? When I recently finished my SOF build I wet it down and brought it to the backyard so the sun...

Thanks Jim. Peel ply is definitely off the table - now I just need to work on the "skillful use of a squeegee" point that Stripperguy made above. That didn't work out so great with my last build, but it gets easier second time around, right? Right? On the layup, I already made the financially...

Thanks for this gentlemen - kind of thought that peel ply would be more trouble than it is worth for a full hull application, but not having used it before I had to ask. I like the suggestion of 1/4 inch below the water line and 3/16 elsewhere. Not an engineer and would not want to do the...

So getting my ducks lined up for my next (second) build which will be a cedar strip tandem tripping canoe (medium duty). Haven't finalized what plans I will use yet, but it will be a 16.5 to 17 footer. Planning to use 3/16 strips, with 6 ounce s-glass in and out, and 4 ounce s-glass exterior...

Sorry for the duplicate photos that I seem to have attached above. Not sure how that happened.

"Devil blade" - gotta love it. DaveO, making a detachable yoke with hinge and pins was something I got from reading an older post by Muskrat on this forum, so not a new idea, and I think Jim Dodd mentioned somewhere that he had done it in his early builds. Although I don't see it referenced a...

Thanks Brian - it feels good to have it done. Yup, when I finished this canoe I was in a bit of a hurry to get it on the water and went looking for the longest, low angle paddle I could find locally (I have a couple of Greenland paddles that I made, but they are definitely not recommended if you...

Thanks guys. Jim, I agree that double-blading can be a wet paddle, but it doesn't have to be. Paddle length helps a lot (mine is 240 cm, but 250 might be better), especially when combined with a low angle, close-gripped stroke. With a little attention to your stroke you can pretty well eliminate...

Closing the loop on this build. Lots of intervening priorities and projects this spring and summer, but managed to finish it up a little while ago. I like how it came out, although I really blew by my incredibly naive weight goal - it is just a hair under 40 pounds, including the detachable yoke...

Well I expected some ribbing for dabbling on the dark side with this off-season build, but it seems I have inadvertently created some kind of disturbance in the force. In the spirit of a lot of other only loosely on-topic posts here, this was just a fun project that I thought I would share. But...

The title gives fair warning. This is not a canoe build but rather a (gasp) kayak, and a skin on frame one to boot! As usual it was a long winter, too cold to put the finishing touches on my cedar stripper now hanging in the garage. But I have a toasty, unfinished basement where I could work...

Congrats Bob. Looks like the skinning was not a big deal for you? You must be closing in on a launch date soon. Hopefully there is some open water handy that you can easily access within all the shut-downs and isolation rules. If so, let us know how she drives!!! Tony

Good luck Bob. If it's anything like my first time laying fibreglass on a canoe, it probably seems a lot more complicated than it actually is once you get going. Let us know how it goes. What are you going to use to coat the skin once it is on? Tony

It's moving right along Bob, and looking good. What type of skin are you going to use, polyester or nylon? I am a bit behind on my SOF build, but hope to have the frame done this week, and also waiting on the skin to arrive. Never done this before, so very interested in any insights you might...

Awesome - thanks for the lead on the router bits Brian

Thanks for all this detail Brian - very informative. And I too am impressed by the clean strip lines. My build was a yellow, gooey mess once all the strips were laid, requiring many many hours of extra clean-up and sanding. If there is only one thing I can improve for my next build it will be my...

Very cool Brian. When you take the strips from the steamer and bend around the mold, are you bending all at once as a single stack, or do you do them individually, laying one on top of the other as you go? Never steam bent wood before so hope this question isn't too obvious. Thanks Tony

Looking good Bob. Any guess as to the weight of the completed frame? Tony

Very sorry to hear this Doug. Been a while since my last dog passed, a beautiful and gentle long-haired shepherd - had him for almost 14 years. I know how tough it is to lose such a close companion, but you will always be grateful for what he brought to you and your family.

Jim, I'm a bit of a tight wad myself - my last canoe was built wth strips that I cut from decking boards bought at Home Depot for $25 CAN each. Came out ok I think, but I want to step it up a bit this time around, and while I haven't exhausted my search of local sources yet, for the equivalent...