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Since gunnel joints are end grain joints, I would suggest those 45 joints should be quite a bit longer ... just thinking out loud. I like using epoxy anywhere I use a saw cut, because of what you said, it has void filling capabilities and keeps the joint strength even with a few defects. The...

Personal opinion, take with a grain of salt .... My Freedom Solo has a 26" gunnel width and my original Grey Owl Tempest was 250 cm ... that worked OK, but after using that for awhile I felt a 260 cm might be better, so I made a 260 cm version and it fit me better, drier, easier stroke, more...

I do believe you need to fit the paddle to the paddler/situation and you can make almost any paddle work, but that doesn't make it it "fitted" or optimum. The whole point of the longer, low angle canoe paddler ( IMO ) is mostly for gunnel clearance for the low angle stroke. If you want to use a...

I guessing you missed the thread a few months ago on DBs, this may get interesting .... again. I started using a DB with my Freedom Solo from Bear Mountain back in 2014, a custom 250 cm, low angle from Grey Owl paddles. This boat is a bit narrower than your Encounter, but I still found the...

My first few canoes were WRC and it is a good choice, it works and finishes easy ... if you have the option to inspect, it also comes in a range of colours from tan to chocolate brown. It can be a bit of a chore to find a source of suitable wood, but that is part of the journey of strip building...

Don't get me wrong, the calculator is very innovative and does allow a reasonable estimate of finished weight. Weight is a product of both materials and usage technique, so there is a range for the final weight. This calculator does tend to be at the very high end of the expected range of...

That is something that most folk don't consider about an extraction, you go, the gear stays. When I got injured and had to be extracted, I got lucky and had folks to hump my gear out .... otherwise it would have stayed put until I got healed likely. Nice report

I have had several, then my son got me an Excaliber quite a few years back and it is hands down the best .... and it seems to last forever.

There are hammock "Hangs" quite frequently, Google MAHHA and HANGCONs and you should find enough to get the idea of what a hang is, you could go there and look around and talk to the folks about the various types/setups etc, there are vendors and DIYers and people there to have a good time. You...

Whether you pick a "Gathered End" style or a "Bridge" style, you can lay flat and side sleep. In the gathered end style, you lay in a diagonal position and the hammock creates a trough, creating a long flat lay for sleeping or lounging. The sides do tend to rise above the body and block the...

If you are going to glass, as a repair ... going with a lighter glass will save some weight , both in glass and epoxy and likely not impact repair strength at all. The lighter glass will be easier to flair as well.

For a canoe, a low angle DB is the best choice IMO, different stroke, different beast. Started with a 250 cm from GreyOwl, then built a 260 cm and then a 270 cm ... the 260 and 270 seem to work the best for me. With the low angle blade and a low angle stroke, you don't get water in the boat...

I wonder if there isn't more than just the shape at the hull in play here .... maybe there is also some inertia at work, without the added weight it is simply the boat twitching, but if you add secure weight, you also have to get that extra weight moving, so any force you apply to move the boat...

Heya PD ... maybe a few more pics would help, but I think there is more going on there than just "floating". It appears that wetout wasn't complete, almost like that area was epoxied after it had started to kick. Could you provide some more detail on how you did the application, what you are...

Firstly, this is a hammock forums group this spring ... we use mostly air tents, lol and I realize that in the time this thread has been running I have learned to sew and gone through 3 versions of DIY hammocks, with this one being the latest version. and when it gets below freezing...

RE: testing the seats If your goal was to test the joint, I don't think you would need to do the webbing, I agree that for a full blown comparison, that would be the ideal ... but the thought here was that the joint construction itself causes a weakness. What isn't clear is whether that...

I would suggest that the reason Gorilla glue sands easier, is that observation it dries hard. It is much easier to sand something that can't move with the cutting edges. The TB III stays really flexible, making it difficult to remove with sandpaper or even a scraper ... I would think this would...

You can buy rubber chair leg caps in various sizes, would likely be well fitted and suited to that use.

The last few builds I have done have focused quite a bit on weight reduction, without sacrificing much in durability. This is my last build and is geared to covering all aspects of the building process, you may get some ideas here...

Concur with Allan, depends how you treat your boats. If you respect for them, all the layups will be fine. That reduces your selection parameters more to balancing weight and cost ... that new exterior coat looks pretty good though Brian