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I had the idea to make a little pocket thingy for a canoe seat for some time now and finally got around to it. My thought was to have a place to hold small things, can stay on while portaging, and be able to zip/unzip with one hand. After 3 prototypes, #4 came out the way I want, so I made some...

OK, I've seen people do that before and wondered why. I think you'll sacrifice some of the maneuverability and the canoe will handle a little more as if it's hogged towards the ends. In other words, doing eddy turns will be a bit more dicey than if those were faired. I assume the Raven is a...

That's funny, and I think it would be cool to do that. What I meant is the part of the stem below the water line. In the photo it looks like the stem isn't fair with the hull, that you left some of it proud of the rest of the hull, almost like a short section of keel. Maybe that's what you're...

Are you going to leave the stems protruding? at least that's what it looks like in the last photo. Mark

Klaus Kinski paddling a dugout in the film Fitzcarraldo.

Good idea to go with the window in the back. I forgot that is something I wish I'd had done when I ordered mine. It would be nice to have a view out the back and the ability to vent the tent a little better when the stove gets too hot. Also a good idea if you plan to use the tent during warmer...

Lake George is quite clear, but not even close to being the clearest in the US. It looks like Secchi Disk measurements are 8 to 10 meters there, which is very clear. At Waldo Lake in Oregon, which I've paddled a few times, the Secchi depth is regularly upwards of 40 meters, and averages in the...

I bought the short wall snowtrekker 8x10 a couple years ago with the standard sheet metal stove they sell. Although I've not done it, I think it would all fit in a solo canoe along with my other gear and food. The tent, along with poles and a couple heavy plastic floor tarps will fit into a...

Thanks SG, you answered my other question when you said you'd use epoxy on the next one. I think I'll stick with epoxy. Good to know about the DVcell formability. Sounds like the carbon has the same issue as kevlar as far as resin usage. Mark

Great work on the copies. Thinking about doing one myself. More questions....... How was it to work with poly resin - viscosity, working time etc.? Did you do any heat bending of the divinycell ribs or core? How did you form them? Would you save any weight with 2 layers carbon and only 1 of...

Just thought that I'd add, try to put that strap on every time you do anything requiring grip. Opening a stuck jar, using a shovel or hand tools. It only takes a second of not paying attention to have a big setback. I hope for the best in your recovery. Mark

I had really bad tendonitis in both elbows years ago when I was playing hockey, learning to play the mandolin and doing my job that involved digging snow pits. The mandolin really did the damage. I have played guitar my entire life and all of a sudden I was playing this instrument with a little...

The attack was an answer to his prayers? OK. And we don't get any more information until we read about it in his book and watch the feature movie? I can already guess what it's about. No thanks. I really feel bad that this happened to him, but from what I read in this story it sounds...

I finally bought the book earlier this year. Yes, the drawings and maps are great. Most of the maps have so much information on them that I have to photograph them and put them on a computer to enlarge the image just to see the detail. Thank you. Mark

Two years after a tragedy on Shoshone Lake, rangers reveal details of the search for two lost canoeists, including one who remains missing. The Boys and the Lake

I did a solo trip from that entry point a dozen years ago in mid September. I did a counter clockwise loop going east through Hustler, Oyster, Gebeonequet and winding up to Tacukmich. Then on around west then south through Eugene, Steep and down through Slim and on through Loon back to the...

I have repaired a few gel coat canoes. In the scheme of things it isn’t all that difficult. The problem is getting a color match. It’s pretty easy to get a perfectly smooth hull, but those spider cracks will likely be much more visible than they were before. Even when I bought what was...

Raka uv epoxy resin does a good job. Even so, you’ll ultimately want to cover epoxy with paint or varnish. Mark

There are a couple of Kite builds documented on this forum including mine and Stripperguys. Here are 3 pictures from the Kite plans that tell the story of how to strip the tumblehome. Your canoe plans are different than the Kite, but yours looks a little easier. I would start by stripping from...

There you have it. Three perfectly good ways to cut strips. This short thread has covered the full extent of that topic. Just pick the tool you are most comfortable with and you'll do fine. Mark