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@tketcham, thanks for showing us those brackets. One look and the creative juices started flowing and for a Saturday morning 6:30 thats pretty good. The mods i made on my cart will help me determine whether or not i even want to use a cart and if so the next move would be to fabricate one from...

It still folds just fine; all i did was eliminate all the adjustments And extraneous hardware. I really don’t see myself portaging up here, more of an access thing for me. Time will tell, maybe a portage drone isn’t out of the question?

My cart arrived and id like to share with you how “the upgrades going”. My goal is to use it a season and get a better feel before jumping in and building something i may not use! I’m very impressed with the workmanship at this price point, however when you make something this universal there...

At this point, i haven’t any use for an ice tool; and Lord knows we have plenty of it up here. However in looking all this over it seems like a very easy upgrade would be to fit a hook to a the pole some of you already use. It would be quite simple to make a threaded head that is flush to the...

Yesterday i measured the mould at 35 & 14 and didn’t discuss rocker, i will at some point. I appreciate an “attention to detail” and am fond of the oak dowels myself! For a more skilled individual a sliding carbon seat may be appealing, i’m not fond of the tractor type seats from a comfort...

Sorry; yes it’s the prospector. It’s still pretty early but the plan is Alder trim outside, carbon inside; inwales, seats and thwart. For color i really like Hemlock’s new “Sage”. It will be built as a solo with seat shelves installed for a bow seat that will remain out 95%of the time.

We did discuss this and with a boat this light i can off load the fish bags and walk up the hill, to the truck, carrying the canoe then come back for the fish bags. Another cool aspect of all this is; the Builder fishes the same fishery so we were able to talk directly about this rock or that...

My trip to the “canoe factory‘ was great, i talked some and listened some and enjoyed everything i saw. We settled on a layup and trim package and i put up the “down”. Many details will be decided as we go along but having someone you can talk to about every aspect of your boat is priceless. I...

Im starting to think Glenn is some sort of mind reader! after pondering all the pro’s and con’s AND following most of the sage advice given here i went out and plopped down some cash today for a new boat. i won’t hyjack this thread but will offer a first hand account of “Why i bought a new...

Dog stories are high on my want to read list. our ole dog “Gus” was sitting on our porch one morning, with about 6 inches of chewed off rope dangling from a tagless collar. I put up flyers and after 3 days was happy no one responded. He lived with us for over 15 years until his passing. He had...

Ben hand lay’s canoe hulls and bags paddles & accessories and is aware of, and interested in the infusion process. He mentioned “each hull i do gets lighter” so he’s learning little bits along the way as he improves the process. i’m scheduled to go over in the morning before 10;00! I keep a...

Thanks for the feed back guys. As to buying used; id be all for it cept this truly is a last frontier and my options are coleman scanoes, old town’s or something aluminum. Very seldom does a nice canoe come up for sale around here. I did see a nice swift once except it was not anywhere close to...

Ok, since it’s you guy’s fault im even considering another boat i thought your combined expertise may he helpful if i go down this path. All the information i’ve been exposed to on this site has stirred desire for a little higher grade boat than the Discovery. The bigest problem is shipping. I...

We’re fond of wood stoves as well, however it would take a big Mule to pack this one anywhere! (i built this back in 2000)

Exactly; when i first looked at this one i told myself, you could build one that would improve a lot of things but the more i looked i quickly concluded i’ll just buy it and use it a season first. Then if there are many worthwile improvements, they could be made on “the new cart”. The bunks are...

Thanks guys, this’ll give me something to chew on! * on edit; i have that cart headed this way. After closely scrutinizing it, i see an easy modification to the bunks that will enhance the fit to my canoe and with the canoe in the shop this can easily be done before the water gets soft! Thanks...

Im sure someone on here knows a good cart from a better cart. I need something to haul a 75 lb old town with roughly 20 lbs of gear going down a fair grade (10 deg) for about 200 yards; and then return with an additional 100-150 lbs. of fish. Ive looked at a wilderness system and a seattle...

@Jim Dodd, thanks for the kind words. These pictures are of the project not quite done!! This morning when i glued the Haft; i did wrap a section below the head with carbon tow to provide some protection/support; and to give a nice contrast to the carbon Heel. Tomorrow i’ll dress that up a bit...

The wood is “English walnut”, left over from a rifle stocking job from years past. Birchwood Casey makes a Plum brown solution that’s easy to use and lasts forever. And like the original; the head will be glued to the Haft, using G-flex.

This is my Scout Hatchet from about the time Kennedy was shot! Of course the Haft was poor so i removed it and cleaned up the head; deboning a bit and bringing the edge close to something useable. Then it lay in a tool box drawer for 15 years! It’s time to finish this project. The English was...