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The Missouri near Helena is three reservoirs that run almost back to back to back. The tailwaters below all three usually stay open, save during the most sustained cold spells. I did wear a drysuit, and had very cold hands after 90 minutes on the water. The only thing vaguely comparable I've...

It floats.

Stock spec was 29 pounds. I did not weigh it, but that sounded about right. Will definitely weigh the final product.

The crack you can see along the keel line formed when I tapped the inner form into place. I worked plenty of epoxy into that and the problem area towards the stern (the one with all the foam stained black from flex seal). I was supremely psyched when the form came out and that area felt rock...

That resulted in a good bit of epoxy on my forearms, so running out was probably a blessing in disguise. With more epoxy on order and some more fiddly finish work on tap, I ought to have it in the water in a monthish, which is ideal.

This past weekend was the weekend. With everything assembled and a mild (for Montana) weekend I was able to get the garage up to 65F and dove in. Turned out a gallon of epoxy resin wasn't quite enough. I have a little bit of the full wrap left to do near the gunnels, and some detail work to...

Hunting season and the general fun of October and November put this project on the rack. I picked things back up a few weeks ago, with lots and lots of sanding to get the hull cleaned up and ready for epoxy. As mentioned, the area towards the stern proved the most recalcitrant, with degrading...

Forgive the late reply. Having to take the whole carcass makes things more complicated but should be doable. I'd bone out everything, which on a deer should yield ~40-50 liters of meat (assuming neck, ribs, shanks, etc). For longer pack outs with bigger critters like elk I bone out each...

Gorgeous boat. And yes, those files would be an immense help!

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I bought this canoe for 50 dollars (and a 400 mile round trip drive) off Craigslist. It is a 1985 DY Special, I believe in superlight kevlar (based on the weight after I got all the wood planking off last night). I got it from the original owner who, after years of using it in the BWCA and...