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When I went to do a little glass reinforcing above the bolt I saw I drilled poorly and didn't have room for a washer behind the bolt because I was too close to the float tank. Instead I cut a piece of 1/4" aluminum and will drill and tap it for M8. After I get it threaded on hopefully I'll...

Sorry for the delay guys I had other projects I had to get ready for spring. I also wasn't having success in getting the end caps figured out. After seeing Cruiser's "Faberge end caps" I was hoping to get something that looked decent. I spent a day making some wood patterns I was planning to...

In response to the original question I try to take 2 or 3 new paddlers out each year. I put them in quality boats with a comfortable paddling pfd. I take them all to the same quiet boat launch and stretch of lake where there's rarely wind. I try to time it for a weekday morning with little...

I applied the third coat of varnish today inside and out after roughing with maroon Scotchbrite on my RO with interface pad. I then gave it a vacuum, a wash and a wipe before tack clothing. I managed to get the whole inside and out with one 2" foam brush. Normally I use two but I'm running...

I decided to clean up the wear strips and get the first exterior coat of varnish on before work tonight. These next 5 pics are all taken in the same spot. The first is of the wear strip before I started. The second is after hitting it with the longboard with 180. The third is after the RO...

Whoops, yes I probably should have waited. Next time...

I jokingly bought my wife a "princess pillow" about 15 years ago. After trying it I ordered them for the rest of the family. I've tried a few now and can say that if you're a big guy and have broad shoulders the MEC deluxe in large is excellent. So good I ordered a spare when it appeared MEC...

Scraped off the edges of the anchors then hit them with some 120 grit on the RO and some 100 under the arch where the sander doesn't reach. I also used the scraper on the foot peg studs where I'd left some excess epoxy around the base of the studs. After that I vacuumed it, wiped it out...

The anchors went on well. I filled the triangles with schmutz and tried to get a little on the outside so make a smooth transition without an air bubble (easy on the flat). I tried cutting some 2" tape but couldn't get a clean edge or make it look right. I dug around the shop until I found a...

The biggest problem I've found with Loctite is closing the lid when working in the kitchen. It can shoot bright blue Loctite all the way to the ceiling where your wife will easily see it... Gear anchors: I used the Northwater d rings and Vinyl tec 2000 in my Caribou but didn't want the big...

Here's a few pics of installing the foot braces from before I went to visit family. It's still winter here so there's still no rush for me but I am feeling the pressure to get at it. When I first epoxied the studs in I used a chisel the next day to remove and any excess schmutz. When I...

My fav PFD is a Kokatat Outfit Tour, my son runs the ladies version the MSfit as do a lot of other guys. I would have gone with the ladies version as well but it was just a little tight with layers under it. Other than fit I quite like how the pockets stand off the vest so they're usable and...

What a beautiful little boat, very nice work I imagine a rod holder would clamp nicely on the front of that cockpit. (y)

The new end caps arrived but unfortunately didn't work out. I'm going to have to make something there. I had a good day in the shop though. I got the gunnels drilled, epoxy sealed all the holes and got them riveted on with back up washers. The thwarts are installed and the other set of studs...

After some chores I spent some more time in the shop. I mounted the stern carry handle, placement was dictated by the width of the drill. I wanted it close to the float tank but far enough out that there wouldn't be any knuckle contact and also easy to clip a dry bag onto. The soft jaws in...

That is Powder King. It's a 3 hour drive for me to get there but worth it. Since there's almost always soft/fresh snow my daily driver is a powder ski and my actual powder ski is a Japan type powder ski. However that soft snow that doesn't set comes at a price. -20C/-4F is a pretty normal...

@Jim Dodd When I read Dogbrain's build thread he had said he mounted 8" aft of center but he commented in this thread that he later thought he moved it back further. I believe it was in Dogbrain's thread where I found this quote by Memaquay and saved it to my build notes. "I paddled a...

@Gamma1214 I've had enough experience with poor judgement that I'm more careful now. Everything is taking a lot longer than it should at this point sine I don't want to screw it up. I made a small drill guide to drill the holes for seat brackets. I wanted the holes low enough on the...

Measure twice, cut once. I put a level across the top and measured everything out height wise for the seat. After calculating it out on paper in mm I trimmed then propped the seat up at 8' under the front and 9" under the rear. I then measured the sides to see if my calculations for the drop...