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Spar varnish is flexible, because boy do some spars flex. Jim, who has stripped and varnished many spars and other boat things.

Nice pics. I do want to go to the Lofoten Islands some day. Jim

Looks like you are having a great trip. That’s a great photo and you got to see those awesome Northern Lights. Jim Are the black flies bad?

Welcome to the campfire Kharrick! With three little ones I hope you brought the S’more fixings. Jim

Simple answer is no they are not the same. Jim

Just stain over a finish doesn’t hold up but I have mixed stain into the varnish to make things a closer match. Just make sure the stain and varnish are compatible ie not water base and oiled base products. Jim

Please share a pic when you get things set up, I’d love to see the result. Jim

I almost always run a circular saw blade on my table saw, most of my work is under two inches so I get a thinner kerf and more power from my old 1950’s craftsman saw. Jim

To your concern Alan the upper part of the treads could be ground away so it spins freely when fully engaged but still needs to be unscrewed to be removed from the thwart. Just like the screw on a camera tripod. Jim

Northern Lights are happening again tonight and through the weekend. These are from a couple of minutes ago. These are from my iPhone. These are from a neighbor with a good camera. Jim

Have fun Bentpushrod, give a trip report when you can. Jim

Here is one from the way back machine. I bought it at a church sale just before the pandemic, mostly for nostalgic reasons I guess. They are still available but they have been updated and I didn’t see any with the pot and lid/ frying pan. I guess I’ll work the photos backwards. It’s called a...

Just beautiful, what more can be said. Jim

I have a Storm Break 3 that I use for two people. I like it. Jim

Like Clemency my better air mattress and a down quilt style sleeping bag made a bid difference I’m my sleep. Jim

If you want some Dynel fabric to experiment with and or enough for skids let me know and I’ll send you a bunch of fabric. I put a Dynel deck on a big boat years ago and kept the excess and trimming for some reason. Jim

That was a close call there Jdeerfoot. Jim

I don’t have a pic but the last time I was in Ely Minnesota I saw an arrangement that I’ll try to describe. They used the foam blocks that one would use on the gunnels if you had no rack at all, but instead of the gunnels they put a long enough pipe through the foam, than lashed the pipe through...

That’s not unlike the one I made and I like the use of the strap. I have some old straps the I wouldn’t use to secure a canoe anymore I’ll cut one down to an appropriate size. Thanks for sharing that Kahel. Jim

Thanks. Jim