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Looking good! What happened with the flotation chambers?

Now I can't wait to see what it might look like!

Hi all. It's been a while since I last posted anything, but I've been following all the different builds, tempting me to build a second canoe - a solo this time. I was thinking about the problems people have described here in creating curved panels for the bulkheads and then it struck me, why...

No Title "were you able to continue stripping "run-on" or did you need to allow the glue to set before the next strip was laid?" I would alternate sides, one strip at a time, and would typically do 3-5 strips (per side) in an evening. There was enough time between sides - taking the rubber...

Along the lines of what MacCamper did with inner tubes, I built a stapleless Kipawa using a 1 lb bag of regular elastic bands from...Staples (oh the irony). I still have at least half of the bag left. The first strip was placed along the gunnel line, about 1/8 inch proud of the final height and...

What about a seat which pivots on a pair of parallel linkages? When it is forward, it is in a lower position and when the sit is shifted backwards, it rises to sit on a higher platform. The pedestal you show (post 292) would work to house the linkage and all that would really be needed is a...

I've been following along quietly (and getting ideas for a solo to be built sometime in the future), and was pondering last night on how to use a CF sleeve for the gunnels. The issue of bending the gunnels once the epoxy has cured sounds like it would eliminate this option. After reading Alan's...

I'm very interested in watching this build - I was torn between the Freedom 17 and the Kipawa when I decided to build my canoe. The Kipawa won in the end but I think I would have been very happy the Freedom as well. The strongback you are using is a neat idea. How stable was it when you moved...

I'll post some pictures once I read the how-to section. I'm really happy with the canoe (Kipawa), but my real issue now is that I want to build a second one, this time a solo! The 'dueling' canoe builds a little while ago (Kite and Osprey) have fanned the fire, I might need to make some room in...

Hi all, I've been a member for a little while now, but this is my first post, I figured this was a good way to introduce myself. The name 'kolo' is a shortened version of 'kolohetkwa' (my phonetic spelling). The history behind this name goes back a few years. Many years ago, the idea of...