All you would need to do to mitigate that danger is put something in the middle for the ice to climb up. Maybe a tennis ball floating around in there or something. Kinda like putting the float bag in the middle of an above ground pool over winter.
great results so far... come September, the...
"Build the 17 Morris"
Ooohhhh another build thread!
I haven't tried poling yet as the majority of my water time is on deeper lakes but I do like to stand in the canoe for a better view as stated above.
Jason
My past experience says go with the SS... the rounded tops on the malone style charts don't, IMHO, provide enough surface area to grip the bottom of the canoe. They are more prone to shifting. Even hitting a small stone in the path with cause a load shift with a wider canoe. They are meant for...
It's okay Mr Mcrea, we've all had to do it at some point!
ETA: I just finished doing the dishes if it makes you feel any better, next I am cutting off my daughters tights and hemming them into summer shorts as they have been outgrown!
That's looking very nice! I vote for strapping the cooler closed. You could incorporate the lid straps into the strap handles... make the both of them run out of the blocks that you added. That method worked out well on one of my wannigan builds anyways...
I don't have a suggestion for the...