Recent content by Gamma1214

I can't take credit where it's not due. While my daughters are both capable of such artistry, I am best suited to following the path of least resistance and cheating wherever I can. 😁 For anyone wanting to try this at home: I downloaded the 1st picture in the last post, zoomed it until the...

Other sources of information worth mining: Burt Martin from the Allegheny Canoe Club did the West Branch yearly for 50 years (may still be going- hopefully so). You can reach him via the club's Facebook page or, perhaps, via @NoelCanoeDad. Dustin told me once that it's a yearly trip for the...

I believe that both Elk and Sproul State Forests touch the river there and dispersed, minimum impact camping is allowed anywhere on State Forest property (as long as the campsite is not used more than 2 consecutive days) but there's at least one established campsite there. IIRC, it's off the...

Today was glassing day and I made one addition before wetting out the cloth. I wasn't going to mention it in this thread but I'd swear that I saw Sadie's TR as a featured thread this morning and, as I was epoxying, I decided that I won't just discreetly include a picture and wait to see if Alan...

I was thinking of something like this: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0032386124008966 Only 1mm thick though, so I'll need to epoxy 5 (almost transparent) strips together and then do the bead & cove... Maybe someday but not this weekend. I didn't get it glassed...

I may fill the next (I doubt that I'll pull the cloth off of this one) and my decision may come down to timing. If I can epoxy it within 72 hours: epoxy, sand and glass. If not: glue, sand & glass. As mentioned, It's not structural (which is why the visible slivers of light don't bother me at...

A good Scoutmaster makes all the difference in the world. Ours was active in the PA National Guard and we went out one weekend a month. That means that 1/2 of his free time every month was given to other people. As I've gotten older, I've come to really appreciate everything that he did for...

I like the different methods & maybe I'll try one of them next time (I've been thinking about doing a quick seal coat the night before anyway). One question, if I'm using thickened glue or epoxy: Although I've continued to sand with the longboard, I usually have a few low spots where I give...

Forgive me, I did not intend to be rude or dismissive of anyone else's passion. That is more on point with my intentions above... Why do we need new terminology for simply paddling well?

Perhaps but then I'd feel like I need to start chewing tobacco again. (not to worry, I can resist the urge... saves a ton of money)

For better or worse, I did something a little different tonight. I'm training for a new job and I'd taken the Raven out of the rafters to do a "show & tell" at driving school (relax, I'm not teaching it). As often happens, someone mentioned that you can see daylight through the hull where the...

I have yet to build anything with stems but I'll have to try and remember the alignment jigs if I ever do. Nicely done.

I think @Sweetfancymoses did that in this thread. I'd get behind the idea of "obedience training for your canoe" more quickly than I would anything labelled as "freestyle". To be sure, "functional freestyle" is probably best described as "obedience training for your canoe" but label anything...

Not on the Merlin build. The OSB forms & stripped hull were heavier than the plywood legs of the strongback (but not by much). The set-up rotated easily and I could rest the hull on a 5 gallon bucket to color the sides. Only issue was that I needed a helper to get it on the stands (we lifted...

That's a nice-looking seat arrangement.