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It's like canoe dancing. I've never seen anything like that.

Great! Another Raven, I look forward to following along on this one. What stem type are you going to use? You mentioned the depth, I didn't realize how deep it was until I started planning how to install my seat. It is 1 inch deeper then my tandem 16' Wabnaki. At the speed I'm going, you'll...

Maybe my stems were just a little to beefy along with the heavier wood I stripped it with. I looked back over your Raven build, more then once, and noticed you didn't put decks on it. Thanks Mem. Warming my shop up now. Going to cut scuppers on the inside gunnels and finish the seat frame. I'll...

The weight of my Raven after inside glassing is 46 pounds, plus or minus a little. I'm using poplar veneered with cherry on the inside, and poplar veneered with walnut on the outside. They are 3/4" square. One 15'6" gunnel is 2 pounds So I figured about 8 pounds for gunnels. The seat will be...

Thank you, I wish it was going to come out closer to your Ashes canoe weight. This hulk is going to be pushing 60 pounds. Ugh 😩

Uh oh it's a solo canoe also. Looks bad for you. Your better do some major sucking up.

Happy New Year Bob B. 2023 was good. May 2024 be better.

A light sanding with 120 grit. I see where I had not done a good job squeegeeing the excess off. But it'll be good. Maybe I'll build one and paint it on the outside hull, but this one I'll finish it clear.

Now that I have gone beyond the point of a chemical bond for a fill coat, how should I approach the sanding for the varnish. Would a light hand sanding create enough adhesion for the varnish to adhere, with out cutting into the fabric? I know I got to much resin in the inner stem areas. I have...

I did exactly what he said not to do, I fussed around with the inside of mine to much. I made a lot of rookie mistakes. I like Nick Schade's videos. He explains things simply and very well. Thanks for posting this link at this time Jim.

Yes please, East Tennessee. We just don't see snow very much anymore. Just cold, grey gloomy and wet outside. Another 2 months and it'll be camping and canoeing time.

Glassed the inside today. I think it turned out good. Got some scraping to do when it cures a little. I was about 2 feet short on the cloth, but I had plenty of pieces to make do. I'm thinking about skipping fill coats. I don't think it adds any value structurally. Lots of arm scrubbing...

I still use the ascend self inflating pad that I got at a Bass Pro shop several years ago. It's about an inch and half thick when inflated. I'll lay a wool military blanket over it, and I sleep very well. I've had it for several years, and no holes in it yet.

My normal attire when canoeing Except I might wear a different hat. I like quick drying shirt and shorts. Bugs aren't a problem around here, so I would have to learn what to wear if I was in that type of environment. If it's cold outside I wear what ever is warm, comfortable and doesn't soak up...

Yep that did the trick. I thought about leaving it like Alan said, but oh well. I surprised at how quick the poplar wood soaked it up. Roy

Uh oh. I was sanding on my inner stem and got a drop of blood in my canoe. What can use to get this stain out, or should I just smear blood in a pattern so it all matches.

Looks great! I'm very impressed at the 22lbs before inside glass. I'm curious how the poplar is going to do for gunnels. Roy

It's off the forms. 38 pounds, give or take a couple, the old bathroom scale probably not very accurate.

Well, what was his story?

Thanks Mem, I brushed the varnish on that area to see how it was going to look. I won't do the full varnish until after the inside has been done. Then I'll finished sand the exterior and then varnish. This thin coat of varnish will be sanded off. Thanks for your advice. It's been 3 years since...