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Wow, that's some gnarly stuff. I should plan a whitewater trip, I've never done anything like that. Bucket list and all, ya' know.

That copper looks amazing set into the wood! Man, it has got to be hard to drill 3/4" holes at the waterline in your boat the first time. Are lining holes typically added fore and aft?

Well, I can't find my hammock, and I'm not going to lie, I'm a little panicked...I have the tarp for it that I made, but the hammock isn't where it's supposed to be. It sits on the shelf between my Hennessy setup and the tarp, both of those are there but it's not. I have looked high and low, I...

Maybe I get one of those and she gets the OTS119 to try out for a while....hmmm.

:LOL: I wish it was that easy. I'm probably going to have to swap with her for a while and let her try it out, she may go for it then but no promises. She's paddled that yak all over Louisiana and Texas, it's got a lot of fond memories attached to it. I'm honestly not going to push it, she...

I mentioned to my wife about possibly moving to a canoe last weekend and you would have thought I told her I was going to sell our grandson. LOL I'm sure she's down to paddle a tandem, but she's not gonna give up that kayak easily for solo stuff.

Once I have the parts here I'll mock it up before I drill to see if it's actually going to work. I did a quick CAD to explain what I mean. This is the idea for off the bow (stern will be similar):

Thanks for the warm welcome Steve. I'm honestly really happy with my canoe after last weekend, of course I don't know any better either. I've rented tandems a couple of times, but this past weekend was by far the most I've ever paddled a canoe. I've spent countless hours in a pirouge in my...

Hmmm...interesting.

I use Dyneema rope (Amsteel) a lot, for it's size it's super tough and doesn't stretch. I wonder if it's the same material just woven and not braided into rope? I'll do some research into some of the build threads to see how to use it. This is the stuff I'm taking about...

I've never heard of Dynel; is that something like the synthetic boards used for decking? Ok, so building my own may not be out of the question if I can make it a tank to handle the abuse I'll throw at it.

I didn't forget you guys, I just got back into town late last night. I tried to go back to Hammock Forums to my build thread and it's no longer there. They had a data problem a few years back and lost a lot of good info. I still need to look for the photos on my old computer and if all else...

I added 1/4" Amsteel bow line with a float. I also added my GoPro on the front thwart rail. The box dropped in pretty good. I have a few things I definitely want to do to it after the initial paddle. First I want to change the seat. The stock seat is comfortable for an hour or so, then it...

As some of you guys may know, I'm new to canoes, but not to paddling, I've been kayaking for years, but I'm at a point in my life where kayaks don't work for me anymore. That said, I really don't want to stop paddling and fishing from micro-craft, I enjoy it too much. Enter the humble canoe, the...

Thanks for the welcome Whit. After taking my new boat out this weekend, I'm hooked on canoes. I'm sure there will be more in my future. I'm not going to baby a boat, I have lots of sandy shallow water around here, so it sounds like the carbon/kevlar boats are out. I was really liking the idea of...

At Percy Quin State Park on Sunday, Lake Tangipahoa, this was about 2 miles up the river that feeds the lake. I'd guess he was about a 12 footer. He just swam along about 20 yards in front of us while we paddled for probably a 1/4 mile. Then he just slipped below the water and was gone. The...

Sure, I'm going out of town for the weekend today, but I'll post up about it after I get back. I only have one left here, that I built, I gave the other two to a couple of buddy's to guilt them into going camping with me. 😁 It worked and they're hooked on hammocks now too. I'll try to find my...

Thanks for the welcome Roy! Your boat looks amazing in the pictures, I'd love to craft something like that. I'm really getting into the idea actually. My grandfather gave me a love of woodworking as a kid and it lasts to this day. I'm not a good as he was, but I try. Since live down here, the...

Thanks for the warm welcome Stripperguy! My doc said since we caught this before I had a heart attack, there's no reason I shouldn't be able to live into my 90s if I take care of myself. I'm trying very hard to do that. I honestly didn't know I had a problem until my doctor sent me for the...

Thanks for the welcome Al. I'm no stranger to being blown around, the Ascend 128T is a battleship with a lot of freeboard, it gets blown around like crazy. You definitely have to work with the wind, there's no fighting it. I use a lot of the same tactics as you to make it work. I also use a...