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How does he like his feet? My dad is similarly uncomfortable in a canoe, and I think part of it is that he keeps his feet flat and fairly close to him - lower legs pretty much vertical. He also needs back support in that position.

or Destruction and Warning, as the case may be. Not sure if it will be hundreds, but I will try to do some documentation.

I, for one, would love to hear a use report for this new idea, @Jim Dodd ! On the subject of the Thebes stool, I looked at some of the dimensions. Given how low the seat dips (The upper corners are about 14.75") I suspect that in use it was more like a low squat: Feet flat on the ground, close...

And I actually started building the thing over my last couple of shop days in between other projects. Used a few less reference points for these than I have in the past and got some very good results. In addition to the Gunwale, Shoulder, and bottom center points, I only marked in the 3.5" WL...

So, my last couple of shop days I've been spending some time on a new build Solo Daytripper. I was somewhat disappointed in my previous solo build, and have found that even with ballast and careful trimming my tandem is far too large for me to daytrip comfortably. I sketched up a new design...

Probably had bugs in it... They go hunting. They are also very impressive in how quickly they can make that much of a mess... Anybody remember the old "Woody the Woodpecker" cartoons? That whole "Beeline->5 mins jackhammer noises->Sculpture" thing isn't as much of an exaggeration as it might seem.

Yes to glass patches but the rib cracks depend on what's in the ribs: If there's some fiber or solid core, yes you want to glue that back up with epoxy. If, however, the rib is foam or similar it's just structurally a box beam. The strength will come from running a glass patch - perhaps a couple...

Yep, got them too. Fruit is just starting to come in now around here. Much of it is out of reach without equipment.

Really hard to pick a single favorite for me as well. Favorite for what purpose? Red Oak for utility builds: Good strength:mass:volume ratios, straight grain and fairly easy to work, cheap. (It's practically a weed around here.) Hard Maple for glassy hard work surfaces. Butcher Block, hand...

This is what I've gone with, as well. Do keep in mind that these are usually "Type V" special-purpose devices. Mine only meets legal requirements if I'm actually wearing it. (I tend to sink, so I'm wearing 100% of the time anyway.)

This... actually doesn't look as bad as I'd thought. Most of the more visible bits of the damage seem to be to the gel-coat Weave on the structural cloth seems to be mostly intact - not torn through. Aramid is tough. I seems to be laying fair, so no need to splint it in place while...

Like @Alan Gage said, Epoxy sticks to pretty much anything except Polyethylene. It's also easily available in smaller quantities if you don't already have vinyl ester resin around. I also would use basic 6oz E-glass. Don't see a reason to spring for the S-glass in this context. Also would...

Several of your photos aren't showing up...

Fully wet out glass will be water-impervious, at least unless it gets bent enough to break some of the fibers away from the epoxy; Then you might get some weep holes. (This generally only happens when it gets hit hard enough to come close to delaminating things.) Ideally, wet out glass (without...

As a counterpoint/dissenting opinion, I'd ask you to consider your use conditions. Many of the areas that I canoe have a very fine, gritty sand/silt combo. It sticks in every little dimple in that open weave, and you can't avoid tracking it into the canoe. An alternative might be to use...

Maybe a pair of heavy pliers? I've webbed seats from scratch before. You do need to apply a good amount of force - hand grip won't cut it.

Crickets? Well... I've never worked with this stuff, so please take what I say with an appropriate level of seasoning. I'm not too worried about the scuffs - though they appear to be more than handling marks! Scuffs in the gelcoat will probably buff out, or can be filled and buffed with some...

A user on one of the other boatbuilding forums taglines as "It's really rather difficult to build an ugly wooden boat." I've done the shear-following thing on all of my strip builds as well, and probably would need to learn otherwise if I do another one. For fairing, I think the important part...

I've had a similar failure under a seat cleat. (Similar to what's shown in This post) In my case, I think it was due to a sharply applied peel load that flexed the hull. I've only just repaired that one a few weeks ago, so take the following with a grain of salt. I'd probably approach the...

That looks good enough that I've bookmarked the recipe. Did you actually use salmon, or some other species?