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Sorry, west system epoxy. I built the kayak in 1996 and I believe I tried a water based varnish. Obviously the varnish didn't last, I didn't take care of the kayak and UV damage slowly 'ate' the epoxy. You can see bare wood in spots and white e-glass in other parts. I should be more ashamed of...

Isn't that a bumper sticker?

I just pulled the 3rd sea kayak I ever built (East Greenland museum replica) from the rafters and realized that most the West stem epoxy had evaporated from it. It needs to go. I'm repairing my Raven and unfortunately mentioned building another canoe to my wife, she said 4 canoes is too many...

I did the moose river bow trip in Jackman, Maine several years ago. Attean Lake is beautiful, even the 1.5 mile portage to Holeb pond was alight. BUT the moose river itself was mostly slow with high mud banks and the occasional beaver. It got more interesting when we hit Attean lake again with...

I thought about it but decided to save on money. I got done sanding the inside and outside of the hull and there was no cracking on the outside, just gouges. I plan on taking care of that with epoxy. On the inside I'm making small patches of 4 oz e-glass on the few places where the...

Wow, that is an awesome trip! Very different from anything I've seen in the Northeast. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks Brian that makes sense. I'm going to start the repair in a couple of days and will post progress. Sticking with e glass will be cheaper. I believe I'm going to fix the cracks as you and skinny moose described. I have done that on another canoe with a desalination. I think adding another...

I've always gotten off the water or hung out on the bank in a thunder storm but continue to paddle on the rain. With everything being wet, it's be dubious of any electrical insulating properties of any water craft

Yes, after putting a bunch of duct tape on the inside of the hull. I wincedover every shallow but the water was higher than the last couple of years.

Yeah, after yard sale the pinned caused, lost paddle, sandal, sponge, hat... the point not left for me to pick up at bissonette was the hat (I didn't like it anyway).

I love my power planer!

Day 1, allagash river trip 2022, Umsaskis lake

I took the raven on the Allagash 2c weeks ago from churchill dam to allagash village. About a mile into the trip in chase rapids I second guessed my line and went left too late. The stern stuck and I pinned on a big rock mid river. We were able to get it off the rock, started to bail water...

Awesome tool box!!

Nice ladder extension table

My typical short carry to put in is from my house to the lake about 400 yards.

Is was using those on my homemade thwart of my raven but I had a terrible time finding the exact position and even worse, being able to lock the thwart down. I'm currently trying a hinge mount. This is a hunk of oak which I have since formed into a real portage yoke. I think the idea of a...

That's an ingenious idea!

Or maybe you can buy the dehydrated gunwales and then just add water when you've received them. 🤔 😉🤣