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Interesting, I’ll have to look around to see how it might be used besides the two simple ones. Jim

Welcome to the campfire, hope you stick around for more great information. Jim

The pond I used to work on taking care of a bunch of small sailboats had some really bad Cyanobacteria problems and it was brackish water too. The mat of algae was like trying to row (my guideboat) through felt, almost impossible and sailing it would stop the boats cold. It made for some...

That looks like the box Gil Gilpatrick shows how to build in one of his books ‘ The Canoe Guides Handbook’ . Jim

Interesting, port and starboard seating. Let us know how it works. Jim

Nice bags Robin, I dint know about that company so thanks for posting. Jim

Unless you have some magical window for recoating I always sand but to prep for the last coat assuming no dust or runs to deal with I give it good rubdown with a maroon scotchbrite pad. It gives a very fine ‘tooth’ for the coat to adhere to but it also dulls the surface so you can see where you...

Coating over fiberglass you don’t need that many coats, heck you don’t even need to thin because it is not going to soak in anywhere. Two coats is fine and if the boat spends much time outside, one new coat each year sanding before of course. I built a strip guideboat for a customer and stared...

Congratulations David. Jim

Welcome to the campfire Eek. Jim

Welcome to the campfire, pull up a stump and enjoy yourself. Jim

I don’t do Facebook so thanks for sharing here. Jim

Very nice thanks for posting. Jim

Welcome to the campfire Laika. I’m looking forward to hearing more about your trips. Jim

Thanks Glenn. Good info and having a cut off blade for shows makes a lot of sense. Jim

Glad it is reported. Jim

Did you bring to shore or leave it floating? Also, any pics of the inside? Jim

I alway tip off after rolling. From the pic it does have somewhat of a guideboat shape. Jim

It was a major repair job. It was a custom built boat (not by me) and at slipped its mooring and went onto a breakwater and then just chaffed itself for days till the owner came and rescued it. All better. Jim

I’ll say it again, use a wallpaper steamer. It costs about $50, runs on electricity (so no fire) and it boils water in minutes. As to the box it needs to be just a bit bigger, longer than the wood you want to steam. Anything more is just wasting steam trying to fill up the box. I built a box one...