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Fitted some Douglas fir full cap gunnels, it’s all I could find quickly

Trimmed the sheer line, added carbon/foam decks and bulkheads.

Popped it off the plug, it’s floppy like a sheet of paper! Made a cradle, closed the stems. Added a bottom stiffener and a bunch of ribs from 1/8” thick H80 Divinycell. Then added a layer of 6 oz glass to the inside using more polyester resin, pigmented black.

Draped the hull with one layer of carbon 5.8 oz, and two layers of Eglass, 6 oz. Left the stems open to make it easier to get it off the plug ( the Sawyer ) Wet it out with polyester resin and good chemical vapor masks.

This is my son, SIL, and nephews fault. They all wanted the paddling experience of that hull without the suffering side of carrying it. Son Josh bought enough carbon and glass to make 4 copies, as well as replenishing my supply of polyester resin. Why polyester? It’s cheap, half the cost of...

Here’s where it began back in March All 75 lbs of it Everyone loved to paddle it No one wanted to carry it, or even fight gravity to put it on roof racks

In the southern ADK’s is Great Sacandaga Lake, formed in the 1930’s by damming the Hudson and Sacandaga rivers… It was initially called by its correct name, reservoir. I have not been fooled, it’s still a reservoir.

No doubt, the surrounding mountains are scenic… I consider Lake George to be an excellent filter, nothing more. It generally attracts the crowds that are best kept away from the nicer parts of the ADK’s. With all the inconsiderate motor boaters, jet skis, and crowds of seasonal visitors, I avoid...

Interesting to note that a particular scene required the stunt men to run a certain rapid. They refused, citing the danger. Burt Reynolds himself stepped up and said he would run that section, breaking his coccyx in the process. But the cinematographers got the shot!!

I took two puffs on a cigarette when I was 14 years old. After promptly gagging, I was told that “you have to get used to it”! I figured anything you HAVE to get used to is not worth doing. I’ve never tolerated cigarette smoke, especially as a child at smoke infested family gatherings. I watched...

I see marks like that on trails in the ADK’s all the time… If it’s a hiking (or carry) trail it’s often from winter time crampon use. Some ADK carries coincide with snowmobile trails, in that case the marks are from ice cleats and snow machine tracks. Other than that, I’m saying BIGFOOT!!

I keep my Nikon D7200 on the side of me in the Kite, just outboard of the seat pedestal. Haven’t soaked it yet, and previous to that I did the same with a D80 since 2004. Either of those DSLR’s are bulky with an 18-200 Nikkor lens, so I rarely try to stuff them anywhere. If the weather is poor...

I can see where a Dynel wrap would be ugly as can be… I searched and cannot find any Dynel solid sheet stock, I believe it doesn’t exist. A bunch of Dynel layers, some epoxy resin, a little vacuum and peel ply and BAM!! You’ve got extreme wear protection for paddle tips, edges, canoe stems, etc...

While those stems don’t look ideal, you still have options for improving their appearance. I would avoid trying to use any sort of filler, and also avoid adding small cedar chunks to fill the gaps. If you sand and shape the stem perpendicular to the keel line, you can add a cedar “stem band”...

I was just in Yellowstone and environs last week Two weeks before, a very experienced local hunter, with a rifle, side arm and bear spray had his face removed (lost lower mandible) and generally mauled by a grizzly. He startled the grizzly that was guarding its prey. No time for spray, or to...

Don’t forget that almost the entire interior of the KK is transferring energy to the water. My suspicion is that the fire from the KK base would put more BTU’s into the water due to the concentrated draft. But I’m not a thermal guy, I’m a static and dynamic vibration guy with a tribological...

Haha, flashback!! I had a 1971 Torino GT with a 351 Cleveland, as fast as it was, my extensively modified Yamaha 350RC was waaay faster (at least up to 95 mph) As far as your stems, yeah, a better pic will allow us to help, if only virtually. I recently helped a buddy build his stripper Kite...

Welcome...And, yeah, your lack of boat building doesn't show in your pics. Stapleless, a bold move for a first build. Gotta be careful, this can lead to a life long addiction! I'd like to hear the back story about the bent push rods too, I have 12 of them in my '77 CJ, I think mine are still...

I’ve been using a KK for maybe 15 years… I also don’t see the wisdom behind placing the KK on an open fire. But, I’d like to see a comparison of time to boil on the base vs an open flame. And also, hmmm, a comparison of input BTU’s, but that’s gonna be tricky in a non lab setting.

What?? No pics? I’m away in Yellowstone and was rushed with my reply. Camping on Good Luck and day tripping to Spectacle would have been my suggestion, sorry I didn’t take more time… Did you happen to bushwhack to the cliffs at the end of Good Luck? It’s a fun and scenic effort. Now, let’s see...