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That's all too common these days, in general. My daughter's boyfriend told me "Canada's DANGEROUS" when he heard about my trips. My first thought was: "yeah, if you came along, it probably would be"

I was going to put the strongback on the jack stand- rotisserie set-up that I used when applying the Unicorn Spit to the Merlin so I don't have to sand upside down (the uprights are high enough that the whole set-up can rotate 360 degrees). If general consensus says the glass won't bunch...

I don't put stickers on my canoes but I've had good luck with Goo Gone when working with surfaces that I was hesitant to wipe with Gasoline As for the stickers themselves, I actually bought a launch permit last year when I paddled to Allegheny Islands State Park but didn't put it on. I had it...

Has anyone ever skipped glassing the tumblehome on these hard-shouldered hulls until they're flipped over? I've got the bottom sanded pretty well, and the jack stands are tied up downstairs doing jack stand things (holding up a race car for the next couple of weeks). I could go buy more but I...

I'm certainly old enough to know better, I'm just too young to resist.

At that price, you could post an affiliate link to just about any paddle maker and pay whatever litigation costs might arise, couldn't you?

Raven is bigger than I need but I do like it. I'm really interested to see how the Bloodvein compares. Alan might get multiple reviews.

Thankfully, there are some (like memaquay & his "trainees"?) who still do despite the paperwork.

IIRC, you're a big guy. You'll want to try the Raven. (we'll all coach you through building it)

I'm curious about the demographic changes as well but you may want to close the old thread to new responses (if you haven't already) to protect the integrity of the results. So far, I'm pleased to see some younger respondents.

OK, that might be a good place to pop rivet some hardware cloth or chicken wire. Maybe bend it from the vertical to the horizontal & use a fender washer to attach it?

That would be my fix. They really don't need to know what they're for... don't ask / don't tell.

Or you can attend the WPASCR in June & test paddle mine. I'm planning on having it done and taking it (maybe all 4 to see if anyone else wants to go rogue and build with weird woods) Seriously, if you can make it, there are lots of hulls available to test out that weekend. Focus is primarily...

Open rafters equal canoe storage here. I set the trusses on 3 foot centers for that very reason. Of course, there's a thriving feral cat colony just up the alley so birds don't frequent the neighborhood. I've even stopped feeding birds in the winter because it seemed like baiting them...

That's been my experience as well, Jim. Support wherever & however necessary to keep it true until the outside is glassed and, after that, it doesn't move. I went over the hull with 120 & the long board tonight. A couple more passes on the bottom & I'll have to haul the jackstands upstairs so...

At the risk of hopelessly drifting (yet another) thread... Is there anything at that school that you HAVEN'T taught?

Don't put it on me to decide the fate of anything. I'm still trying to figure out why my house is a civilian target. Besides, I enjoy chaos; it typically has extremely high entertainment value. I really should learn some French though in case I wander NE someday. Nice to know I can simply...

Well... The strips contact the forms when I staple them but I don't staple them tightly against the form (I duct taped a piece of strip to the bottom of the stapler so the staple doesn't pull tight). This makes the staples easy to remove and also allows me to gently pull the strip away from...

I've never thought about waiting it out (I tend to favor brute force over patience and action over pondering solutions). I've usually continued stripping and supported the low areas from underneath (which, in turn, brings down the high areas). What struck me as odd on this build was that I'd...

OK. I'm unsure what you're referring to. "pasties" in my recollection are usually associated with strippers (not the kind usually discussed here) and I would not expect the cuisine to be the major attraction in such establishments. I'm certainly no expert but I'd take poutine (fries w/ cheese...