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In my personal experience. Tumblehome is great for a Solo canoe. Not as beneficial in a tandem. Flare, adds buoyancy when heading into waves. It also makes a bouncy ride, and a loss of momentum. Shouldered tumble home is fine, but tougher to build in a stripper. Regular tumblehome, is...

Just another gunnel pic.

Yes I am ! Born, raised and will die a Flat lander. :) Jim

I normally set my seats, 5-6" aft of center. Unless you have a radical Symmetry, this works. Your seat looks like you can adjust trim, by moving your seating position. Most of the time, I paddle without gear. When I do paddle with gear, I adjust the location of the packs to correct trim. I...

Sorry Boreal ! I was hesitant to give up the Identity, of Ojibway lake. As I explained to you, a friend had introduced it to me it. Out of respect to him, I kept it a secret. I guess that's the way I am. I'm also glad you found it ! Persistence pays off ! Ojibway Is a very easy lake to...

Revived an old 96 Isuzu Hombre, last Summer. It's a Rust bucket, but after buying it for $100, sinking $1,000 into it ? It is now my Daily driver, at least for the Winter months. It had a blown head gasket, and with a Summers worth if love from me, It's has a new Rack for hauling canoes and...

Looks great. I know for now it's a photo op. But a good idea, to keep the middle form strapped in place as much as you can, while sanding. If not, at least a spacer to keep the shearline from spreading. I helped a guy, who left the hull outside, on a Summer day, to sand the inside. His...

They look comfy ! They are bigger than mine. The arc up, on the short rails, looks good ! Will you varnish the webbing ? Jim

I started Capping my shearline, years ago. I didn't like seeing the hull and fiberglass, exposed to the elements. It made me worry about rot and delamination. From then, I've always capped the shearline. So I glue and screw, the inwhale, and glue the outwhale. No screws are showing. No place...

Since I started making canoes, I was unimpressed by the small sizes of factory seats. On my second canoe, I made a comfortable seat. So I stuck with that same pattern to this day, with the exception of rise in the brace ( front to back) I'm looking at flat seat webbing on my next seat. The...

Just curious where the nearest Swift dealer might be ? I live in Iowa. The OP wishing for a 17' solo, seems a little long. I would max out closer to 16', or maybe a little long. I started building cedar strip canoes to satisfy my needs, I've come close, but still building ! Ha. Good luck...

The wood shop was started from the generosity of the guy who owns the building. Not knowing what to do with it, he was talking to a friend, and the idea, of a community work shop, came up.. Starting with the building, and over $30,00, the idea came into reality. A Retired shop teacher and...

I belong to a Community wood shop. We have all the tools and plenty of heated work space. It is starting to get a little crowded now. Nokomis wood working

The Merlin is a good design, but the enlarged Merlin, aka the 38 Spl. is much better. In fact that will be my next build, with another Kevlar copy. I have a bunch of Kevlar cloth to use up ! I'll order supplies, this Spring, I worry that the resin might get froze, in shipping. It may be an...

I'm giving up on photos ! Sorry again ! Gotta try again. https://hosting.photobucket.com/2d1cff85-238d-4a03-8a73-38d2e5e3ba5c/c1bf5e99-bdec-4f94-8bcb-f1e04bb71f8c.jpg?width=590&height=590&fit=bounds

Sorry again ! I think it will show now.

A few years ago, I started tilting my strongback. So much easier to strip and sand ! Oh, and card board keeps your floor clean and comfortable to strip and sand .

Sorry ! Photo bucket has changed things, and I'm trying to learn the new way. Check to see, if I have things corrected ? Jim

A Thought that might interest you. Once you have the outside glassed and varnished. Why not build a Kevlar copy ? I have a thread a while back on doing that, if you are interested. I would bet you will use that Kevlar copy more ! I know I do ! A link, or two. I hope...

For making it easier to install the Whiskey strip, I didn't strip all the way to the center on the first side. That way, I could easily fit the last few strips on both sides at once. I even made a great opportunity for an accent.