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Starting a new paddle now and going somewhere i’ve never been before. After several Carbon paddles this winter; i’ve got a head full of ideas and some great materials so im attempting a bent shaft this time. And im using .032 G10 for the blade form instead of either Balsa or Foam. the blade will...

Living in what stoners call a “free state“ we have as many pot shops as some towns have espresso stands! Most carry far more than just weed and these guys are real scientist. A lot of “Mature” folks up here report great results from using various cannabis cremes for joint/muscle pain. There’s a...

Personally; i believe you are at greater risk from the scrotium mutinate you consume in your daily diet! Scrotium Mutinate = all the words you can’t pronounce on the labels of most packaged foods.

yes, this is my shop; 15X50 Clausing engine lathe and the Swift (Bridgeport) Mill. Pretty serious hobby tooling but years back when i worked the remote job, i had a couple customers i did work for on my 2 weeks off each month! Now they are purely toys!

Here’s the mostly finished bow seat frame, i’ll complete the stern frame tomorrow.

The gel coat is in the mould and my builder will do the layup today. I brought the raw seat frames home yesterday after offering to do the machine work. I’ll fly cut the top and bottom surfaces and make the lacing hole penetrations on the Bridgeport, where a digital readout helps do nearly...

@memaquay, that chart looks a lot like this fire stirring stick i keep over by the burn barrel. I’m calling it “Old man winter” and i hope it’s symbolic.

They say we’ve had 85 inches. I say I’ll be glad when it’s gone.

And then there’s the “ignorance is bliss crowd” of which im a long standing member. We don’t know whether we should wind our butt or scratch our watch when the subject of trim comes up! Typically we just scoot around some or paddle harder or grumble a lot when it’s not going our way, while still...

Ok, we’re off and running now. My boat is scheduled to be layed up on the 18th. In the mean time i’ll machine some of the components and have them ready. Today i started on the seat mount pads and got 8ea roughed to shape. More layers will come off until i like the weight, right now they’re a...

Look like a well fed snake to me!

I have no use for snakes, having lived in Florida, Texas, Colorado, Iowa and Indiana; all of which have they’re share, i don’t miss them. We moved up here in 1993 and it’s hard to describe the “peaceful easy feeling” of knowing the only thing i need to be Leary of in the woods are the Bears and...

Is Natalie embracing some sort of poling position?

I’m still at 11 inch when the cart is folded.

This looks like a good time to mention a previous thought i see mentioned above. Other than the huge tub used to haul the gear while portaging, is there any reason the canoe could not be upside down as it would be on a car top carrier? It would be much easier to tie down. It would be quite easy...

The mat material I have was easy enough. When I turned it over the bottom is more desirable to me. And even had little pockets for my fasteners. Time will tell if it’s a good combination.

@billconner the rubber mesh came quickly to mind; i use to use it on the dash and counter tops when we had the salt water boat. From a slippery standpoint it could not be beat, however i have to wonder how long it would last in this “more extreme service”? @tketcham i have plenty of the horse...

The hose clamps securing the bunks are in place and exceeded my expectations! Tension adjustments will still be possible with the bunk covering in place. Originally I was thinking marine carpet but I want to look for something more grippy, possible a piece of door mat applied upside down with...

The words Awful and Awesome‘s relationship to each other come to mind when i see “Bashful Bessie”. Looking at Bashful Bessie with those eyes i can see her in a different light. Agreeing with @stripperguy that a name will come to you when you least expect it. One day at work a customer was...

@alsg, it is a lot of fish. Im allowed 35 ea and they are 4-6 lb fish. My math was using 3-4 lb fish! On a good day that limit can be had in under 2 hours and good days are fairly frequent! Ive not gone back for a second trip over the last two seasons, but it’s fishing and there have been...