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I’m new to canoes, but not to water. I grew up on the Wabash river in Indiana, the Penobscot Bay in Maine. My dad grew up in a recent immigrant, multi-generational, independent professional fisherman house, and fish were a way he knew how to feed his family on a grad student salary. We were...

In a 7yro thread on Jimmy Clamps to avoid staples on Stripper builds, Jim Dodd mentioned he is a big fan of Bead and Cove joints. I thought anyone who had any type of education in Stripper building used them, that there was no other viable option for a reasonable individual. However, the...

I am building what I call a Wasioto Whitehall. Whitehalls were the ubiquitous water taxi and delivery boats in Boston and NY harbors from around 1820 to 1920. A fixed seat, one to two position rowboat tending to range from 13ft to 17ft I think ('m not an expert nor nautical historian, these...

How do I know if I need to repair the epoxy, or just the gel coat? I am new-to-sport, have a new-to-me 2015 Northstar ADK-LT that had 8-10 scratches when I bought it a month ago, now has 30+. One of the new-today scratches has fuzzed Kevlar for 8 of it's 24in. That one I am sure requires...