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Thanks - I still can't believe, I have done this and made it this far. I can't wait to glass it, and get it off the forms and start on the inside. Just need a low humidity day to glass the hull. As for maiden voyage, for starters, I'll probably take her to the canal, just to make sure she...

I got a kick out of reading this thread again. I have come a long ways, since April. I did a lot of research, watched countless videos, read my how to book, many times, and e-mailed my mentor - maybe one thousand times (thank you for your support). I also figured out how to share photos - I...

I really appreciate the tips, but I was too nervous to veer from my book, that and I couldn't find what I thought would work as a decent filler. I moved forward with epoxy \ resin, mixed with cedar dust, cotton fibers, and silica. I filled in the gaps at the stems, and some spaces in the...

Hey Mike - Nice to hear from you. After a 3 week break, I'm back at it. I spent the last 2 nights sanding away with the 40 grit sand paper. That was the trick, it is helping get a lot of the glue off. I still have a ways to go. I think this weekend, I'm going to mix up a batch of resin and...

Took a 4 day adventure to some ADK lakes in the Old Forge area. Fly fising from the yak. Had an awesome time, can't wait to go back! 20130602132956

Amazing pics!!! Makes me wish I was there!

I used Gorilla Glue Wood glue, and my reference book said to refrain from wiping the glue, as it will be harder to get the glue out of the grain. So, I left every last bit of glue on there, until it dried. At first, I tried sanding using 60 grit, with little success. So, I started hand...

Going to pick up 120 grit and 100 grit. I started with 80, but it's not doing the trick!

Oh heck yeah - I have been putting in a lot of hours - maybe 70 hours, to get to where I am now. I applied my final strip Sunday night (the 28th of April) and began the sanding process. I think it's going to take me a while - I don't know, maybe the orbital sander I have isn't very strong -...

I would say 3 days.

Sorry about that, I tried to delete that post. I was having a problem posting earlier. I had a hugely productive night!!! This is where Im at so far!!!

Slow going - but making Progress!!! I still can't believe, I made it this far. haha

Wow!!! Very nice pics! You are decades ahead of me! Attached is 3 nights worth of work, and I'm 100% amazed I just did that. Super psyched. I still have to smooth out the forms. I just wanted to see what it would look like!

I'm certain, I will not be pulled from the garage, any time soon!!!

Forms have been traced out - hope to cut them out tonight!!! It has begun!

Tandem boat build?!?! Sweeeeet. It's been a couple years, yeah? (And it runs in the family - cool)

I studied every pic, and have been watching random you tube vidoes every day during lunch. Saturday morning, I'm going to a lumber yard to check out some Cedar (like I know what I'm looking at - haha). Then, I'm going to my parents house, to pick up a table saw. Sunday - I hope to hit some...

Oh man!!! Those pics gave me heart palpitations!!! Haha. Is that nervousness or excitement? I have so many questions! I'm sure I will learn a lot, when I get my book (3 to 4 days), but why build with or without stems? Does the stem add durability and also weight? Great pics, going back in to...

Keshequa 17 - another beautiful boat - where are you in the process? Well - I just completed my first step - haha!!! I just ordered "Building a Strip Canoe, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded: Full-Sized Plans and Instructions for Eight Easy-To-Build, Field Tested Canoes - by Gil Gilpatrick"...