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Wow, that shop does look great. Although I have a large garage/workshop, it has to share space with endless Jeep projects and lawn equipment, I'm envious!! I like your outfeed table. I also used to use a workmate as an infeed support. I'll bet you're glad you sheetrocked the entire space. Those...

I started drying my own meals in the oven...nearly any leftover is fine for me. I do have an inexpensive dehydrator now, not really that different than the oven, just faster. Breakfast I usually bring home dried concoction of grits, eggs, cheese and ham, tasty and gives a long caloric burn...

First time build is always a head trip!! Get ready when bystanders start asking questions Beautiful job, and it looks good on that Bronco Sooooo, is there gonna be a sequel?

Welcome! I notice you make the distinction of being from NE Texas, just a geographical thing or is there more to it? I’m from upstate NY, a distinction necessary to let people know that I’m NOT a city boy… I know nothing about Texas, are there ample paddling and camping opportunities near you...

My newest vehicle is a 2015 CRV I haven’t used bow or stern lines since 1981 My longest hull is 18 ft, never a problem with the bulls shifting but for the longer boats (over 15 ft) I use little saddles that prevent the gunnels from moving on the racks Haven’t lost one yet!!

She looks pretty on the water. I was gonna say you’re too light in the bow as well… then I looked at the profiles of the plan. I think you’re just about spot on. Mean design load is 280 lbs, so I would expect you would ride high. Those angled accent strips look great!!

I'll be skiing lift served in southern VT tomorrow, hoping for corn, I know there will be plenty of sunshine. I've had wonderful spring conditions 3 times now, twice in January and again in February. I would have much preferred seasonal temps and powder... As for my favorite skiing, back country...

I have an aluminum utility trailer, 4 ft x 8 ft, that I've used and abused for about 15 years...it still looks in great shape. I occasionally attach a couple of upright supports to the side rails and convert it to a canoe trailer, I've had 5 boats on it at once. I also have a wrecked all...

The Adirondacks are filled with paddle/hike opportunities. Here's a view looking towards Pharoah Lake from Treadway Mt, a short hop from Puntam Pond area Others have mentioned Grass Pond Mt above Lows Lake, but there's also Hitchin's Ridge, and the historic remains of the complex at Hitchins Pond

Quite cool!! Really pretty. I don't have an account on Tiktok, so I couldn't see the comments...were there descriptions of the CNC used to create those profiles? Did your son do those hand sketches? How did the conversion proceed from hand sketch to G code? Makes you wonder how all those inlays...

My son is getting to build his new house, he asked how deep the frost is... I checked on Mesonet, all around us in the Capital District, soil temps are 33 to 37F!! I'm a lifelong resident, and I've never seen a winter without frost in the ground. One year, 1981, our neighbor's water line from...

So far, this winter has been great WRT to heating my house, but terrible for any snow related activities. I skied on Friday in southern VT, only 5 ft of snow all season thus far, with many thaws and icing in between. Temps in the 40's, at least the snow was soft . In the pic below, there's...

Was looking for this pic yesterday, this shows the football and ribs before they were stuck in place and glassed over. Yeah, glass, 6 oz and the resin was pigmented black

Not sure how I missed this discussion Here’s a mostly finished composite with both full foam football and foam ribs. How strong is it? Dunno, but I’ll find out this paddling season when I get it finished and in the water. I can say this, the next one will be full foam core, sheer to sheer and...

Wow wow wow The two of you sure do work fast! Such a pretty hull

I’m sure you’ve noticed by now that there’s a large contingent of boatbuilders here… I’ll advocate for you to build your own solo canoe. There are many designs that will suit your needs. The material costs for a solo build will be about 1/4-1/5 of the cost for a quality solo production boat. My...

Yeah, most of that will polish up nicely!

IIRC, the design load for the Kite is 283 lbs (NOT 340!) That still leaves plenty for gear. As Alan said upthread, a 5 gal collapsible jug works well…I had build a DY Special and goofed up the seat placement, missed by 40 lbs 6ft from my seat, that water jug saved me!! Better than rocks...

It sure is pretty! I don't see any flaws, and who cares? As long as it meets your desires, it's a win. Remember, every artist is unable to see the true beauty of his work... Get ready for those questions: What kind of boat is that? Did you build that? Was that a kit? (my personal favorite) Was...

After seeing everyone's contributions, I realized I do have some pics... Here's some remnant of mechanized dunnowhat, left behind near whats left of the human bolstered dam on Clockmill Pond (ADK's). If anyone is curious, check it out on satellite images, it's got a very interesting shoreline...