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Jim, No, we just moved to Dyersville about three years ago and don't know everyone. Bernard

Yes, I' on the other side of the state from you in Dyersville Iowa.

I am also planning to be at the Iowa Paddlesport expo. Please let us know when you'll be presenting. Bernard

Hi wingnut, Beautifully done! I'm glad you joined in on the thread - no need to apologize. I made more progress this weekend and now have most of the formers mounted on the strong back. I'll post more pictures once they are all mounted and aligned. Bernjo

No Title Finally got a chance to get back to work on my canoe project this past week. I decided to modify the original plans slightly by increasing the bow rocker from 1" to approximately 2-3/8".

Finished milling sips tonight. Yeah! Next step is the station molds. Jim Dodd - was your friends Kootney the solo or tandem version? Bernard

Thanks for your thoughts everyone. I've decided to improve my ease of success on my first stripper and go with plans that have formers every 12". I already have a set of plans for a very similar design, the Kooteny designed by Bruce Kunz from the MCA. Jim Dodd - I'm glad you approve of my...

I've been wanting to build one of these since I first read an article about it in Canoe magazine in 1977 (I still have the magazine article and the plans that I purchased at the time). Hard to believe that it has taken almost 40 years to actually start building in earnest. For my first build...

Here is a link to an interesting article on the history of Stoller: https://www.google.com/amp/siouxcityjournal.com/business/by-any-other-name-okoboji-salmon-is-really-carp/article_b5e96307-287d-53a6-b6d9-fd18a28d73e3.amp.html

I eat smoked carp all the time. It is pretty easy to find along the Mississippi River. I like smoked carp better than smoked catfish which tends to get dried out. Smoked sturgeon is probably the best, but I refuse to eat it due to their dwindling numbers. My grand parents who lived in NW...

Hi Mac, I built a SUP for my wife this summer from plans that I purchased from CLC (Chesapeake Light Craft). I also purchased the precut internal formers from them, which saved a lot of cutting time. I found the plans to be very good and the detailed instructions made my first stitch and glue...