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Looks great!! Did you weigh it yet? I always find it interesting to see how much weight is removed when sanding. Now it's time for everybody's favorite part...sanding the inside! I use an old pair of ski goggles along with a really good dust mask. Not knowing your typical weather, will there be...

Really hard to say…started officially with 1/2 of a Sportspal split with my father, more for him than me. Started building when I was 22 years old, one every few years or sometimes 2 or 3 in a calendar year. Over 30 in total, but currently 2 in the garage, 4 in the 48 ft trailer, one under the...

I usually cut my stem strips about 4 inches wide, with the weave at a 45 degree angle (bias cut). This way, the stem pieces can easily conform to the compound curves at the bow and stern stems. Also, since the glass fibers are at the 45 degree angle, they tend to NOT pull out or fray, the way...

Glassing today?? Looks to me like “glassed” today. From where I sit, it looks like a great job!

That looks egg salad!! Glassing tomorrow? Do you have help? Be sure to knock down any dust burrs before you drape your cloth. And have you bias cut strips at the ready for the stems…

Whoa!! Hang on to that CJ, those Silver Anniversary models are extremely valuable. My highly modified CJ5 is worthless as an investment, but I’ll never part with it. It took me decades to build it just as I wanted. When my son was 15 years old, we rebuilt a 1984 Scrambler from dust. It’s been 18...

I’ve generally applied my RAKA seal coat on one day, then draped the cloth and wet out the next day. I’ve done some builds where that sequence was three days, that is, seal coat, drape, wet out, one step each day. My nephew’s hull was built that way, it’s been 9 years and it still shows no signs...

Depending on the snow conditions, I think I’ll snowshoe in the ADK’s or my backyard. Same for XC skiing, at home we’re surrounding by the Albany Pine Bush. If there’s good natural snow, my absolute favorite activity is BC skiing, skin up, ski down, no tracks, no trails, preferably. If the snow...

I just chose 2-3 miles, but only because that was the closest choice to zero. I don't paddle solo in a tandem...ever. Ever since I built my first solo boat, I only paddle solo when alone or when the group has an odd number of paddlers. (or is that a number of odd paddlers?) If in a group, and...

FWIW, I always apply a seal coat It really helps to keep from starving the cloth when wetting out.

Anticipating That “scary” lamination step is the reason why many would be builders never take the first step. Glassing is not all that difficult, especially with modern epoxy resins…plenty of time to work with and great adhesion. If you’re really getting the heebies about this, make up a test...

Wow, cool story and glad it wasn’t me!! And I’m sure that those waders were easily cleansed of any soiling. Fascinating to think that the herd made a decision as to which group to shoo away…

First things first. Really nice job stripping, it looks great!! Stems look good too, nice recovery. Like Jim, I too like to cap my sheer line. Gunnels can be nearly any material, just cut a deep groove…I prefer to use epoxy only, no screws. I once used southern yellow pine for gunnels, they...

This last season I only did two day trips with MDB, those two reinforced the notion that there would be NO wilderness paddling/tripping…currently 10 days into recovery from a bionic shoulder implant. So, no end of season withdrawal, that happened back in June. I generally don’t mind the end of...

Thanks for the nicely written and descriptive trip report. But I’m curious…What’s with the golf cart in the tunnel??

I’m confused Why would you stain the snow? 😏

Capital district upstate NY we had a dusting that quickly disappeared

Glad to hear you’ve improved your solo comfort, especially at night. I’m convinced of the inverse proportion of night sounds…where a mouse creates the loudest noise and an 800 black bear strolls by silently! So what about the shoulder? I recently had a bionic shoulder installed, a week in and...

Nice work, U. I'm guessing by the size of that trunk that you plan to use a swing keel. I built my K19 per the plans with a drop in centerboard. I have since found out that to be less than ideal. It's awkward to deploy and retract. It drafts nearly 4-1/2 ft when fully deployed, there is no easy...

Thanks, Jim and Alan, I'll take it under advisement. Gonna be off radar for a while, tomorrow is bionic shoulder day, no typing for a bit, but I should be able to browse...