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I just took the old gunwales off the malecite I bought last fall. There was rot in both ends of the gunwales and I noticed some mouse nest debris in the stern. And that is obviously not sealed The bow is in great shape It looks like that the foam is pre-cut and placed in the bulkhead space...

I made a quick and dirty solo seat using the holes that were already in the gunwales. I attached the plywood with 4"shrink wrap. It's not breathable but held the plywood on. I was thrilled with the weight; 50.26 pounds! I took it for a short paddle this afternoon. Sitting fore or aft on the...

This is a cool article! https://bendingbranches.com/blogs/resources/wilderness-canoe-tripping-minnesota-vs-maine

I took the raven on the Allagash 2c weeks ago from churchill dam to allagash village. About a mile into the trip in chase rapids I second guessed my line and went left too late. The stern stuck and I pinned on a big rock mid river. We were able to get it off the rock, started to bail water...

So I have an OT Appalachian that's 76# that I really enjoy and a raven stripper that I built last winter at 59# (I'm still not sure how I will do with it in the very bony sections of the Allagash). Can I legally use the Appalachian as a male mold to make a composite version?

I want to thank everyone for their input on my thread asking about large solo. I had pretty much decided on the Green Valley Boat Works Raven by Jon Winters and your combined input clinched the decision. I really liked the idea of of electronic files to be able to have the forms cut and I knew...

So I'm finally pulling the trigger on a solo canoe build. I've been paddling an Old Town Appalachian ABS tandem as a solo for tripping. I'm 6'2" and 235# so I can reach pretty well over either side. So far I can keep up with tandems on the water but the canoe seems to get about 5 pounds...

I'm glad to officially join the forum although I've been following a number of the canoe builds for a number of years. I'm hoping that the group will help me make decisions as I go through this solo tripping canoe build.