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Never really thought about finding replacement parts since it hasn't come up yet. I'm going to stop by a craigslist barrel place on my next trip. He has a lot of the blue barrels we use. I'll see if he has extra rings, seals, etc and buy up the lot for anyone in the U.S. here needing...

He posts over on the woodenboat forum and boatdesign.net. All your questions can be answered over there. Username is flo-mo. I printed out some full size patterns of his when I had access to a very large format printer. Never built one, more of a just in case. It's not perfectly fair where the...

If you're going cedar might as well glue them. I'm always amazed how much a bag of 60 stainless screws weighs. How about a laminate with a harder wood strip on the outside to take the abuse and the cedar against the hull? Don't poke the bear Alan. Mem and Yellowcanoe are already bickering like...

Really cool scenery. I need to get down there one of these days. I'm just not too keen on sleeping with gators around. Especially the straw hat wearing variety.

No Title For removable yokes without clamps I use gate hinges with the pins ground off and punched out. Attach the post flange to the underside of the gunwale and the gate flange to the yoke. Secure it by running a R clip cotter pin through. Just don't lose the cotter pins.

Ahh, I get ya now Chip. I wasn't thinking of changing direction so dynamically, I was thinking of long stretches either upstream or downstream. I'm guessing Cochrane doesn't portage his racing poling canoe much farther than the car to the river. Do you expect to have a tripping load when you...

From the pictures it looks in really good shape. I'm the type to think anyone who puts in minicell pads and a kneeling thwart won't do you wrong.

Chip, I stand upstream because I'm moving the canoe faster than the current so it stays trimmed properly, stern down. If I'm picking my way downstream slower than the current the stern becomes the downstream end and I will have my weight downstream. I was moving fast and less controlled since I...

The upstream end of the boat doesn't actually change during upstream poling and downstream snubbing. You are always pushing against the current. All you need to do is turn yourself around in the canoe. What you need is plenty of room between the thwarts on one end of the canoe to increase or...

I'm not really sure yet either. Backwards has more volume for going off drops but also less sheer height. Running it backwards definitely lets the back end slip around more which is no good for going upstream. I just took the seats out and repositioned the thwarts, so I'll let you know what I...

Specs from Northwest Canoe... Mattawa Overall Length 15 ft 8 in Click Sketch To Purchase Canoe Plans Waterline Length 14 ft 10 in Rocker: Bow/Stern 2 ½ / 1¾ Maximum Beam 36 in...

Good stuff, I love the side by side shot showing off the hull shapes. Congratulations to both of you on finishing the builds.

As much as you travel upriver on your trips I'm surprised you haven't. Your big solo that your building should be stable enough, especially loaded, for poling. Forget the whitewater paddle and use the pole. Be warned, I have three whitewater canoes, but poling is so addictive I have to talk...

Yeah. That's my Mattawa that I built. 43 lbs. It's becoming my beater for bony rivers. The bottom looks likes Alan's Bloodvein II after his trip last year, more scratches than bottom. I'm really impressed at how it's holding up though, there's not a single scratch into the glass. It will get...

I went down the Blue River that runs through Kansas City last Thursday after work. I didn't have too much time so it's just a downstream run. The Blue is highly rain dependant, there's only a few hours of optimal water level after good rains if you don't want to wade. Of course, I forgot to turn...

I had another run in today. Got it on video this time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpoCOPs2ksU

Nice hood ornament on the Taco Mike, the baby, not the duckhead. Back before child seats?

Great trip and great pictures. This is from last fall? What's a crawdad show? Also, is it rare to see bald eagles in your neck of the woods?

States around me that yellowcanoe didn't already mention. No registration in: KS CO NE TX OK

You all should burn those ash handles. Get some good ol Murican hickory!