Recent content by Gamma1214

Sorry, I can't help but operation seems normal to me.

All of my big ww experience was back in High School and I was paddling rafts or yaks on the Cheat or the Yough rivers locally. Now that I'm solo tripping in areas where the consequences for failure are far higher, I've looked into lessons but haven't been able to make arrangements (yet)...

Seems almost like overkill to me. Honestly, as stated above, I think you'll be fine but you have to be comfortable with the layup or you'll be timid about taking it on backcountry trips (where it's longing to go). I think you'll be shocked how much stiffer it is with the inside glass but...

Even if the trailer is too heavy to lift, you can always get a trailer dolly. With pneumatic tires, they roll pretty easily and can even handle small, packed gravel. I used one from Harbor Freight for years to move my bass boat and it was far too heavy for me to lift the hitch of that trailer.

There are certainly better options but I've gotten some pretty good pictures with Nikon Coolpix B500s. I don't typically max out the zoom when taking long-range shots but keep it to around 75-80% and then zoom digitally to crop/edit. Doing that, I'm able to read a license plate at around a...

It does look similar to the Dean boats and I guess that high, peaked deck would shed waves pretty well. Probably not a racing boat though as the rear deck would act like a sail. Maybe something like the Torpedo on pg 6 but the floor is much different & front and rear decks are more...

Philadelphia Canoe Club has been confirmed as there were also a couple of plaques included in the mix What my friend would really like is info on the canoe. Oddities that are clear to me: I've never seen decks like these. I thought maybe they were a retrofit but the ribs seem to continue...

If we're talking all-time favorites, I'd have to go with this (sorry if it's already been posted... then again... totally worth it IMO)

Ever since I started tripping up your way, I've had Geraldton as a location on my phone's weather app & check it once in awhile out of curiosity... Makes me wanna head back to S Carolina.

Tell that to Miss Riding-Hood.

Caption reads: "On a positive note…haven’t seen any mosquitoes in weeks."

I've used s-glass on my builds and it's plenty clear enough for me but it's not quite as transparent as e-glass and the OP was already worried about transparency of the s-glass that was used on the stems. I thought it might be an issue... (again, test panels are the way to go IMO)

For everything that you've mentioned, except hanging in the garage, I use paracord. It's cheap, doesn't stretch much and seems really durable. Also comes in varying thicknesses for higher strength or easier knot tying. For hanging, I've been using Harbor Freight bicycle lifts (replace the...

Like mem, I run 30" wide glass across the hull with a little overlap (inch & a half or so) and, even though aesthetics aren't terribly important to me, I don't think you'll see a noticeable decrease in clarity unless you use s-glass (& trade clarity for strength). The scratches will disappear...

Not much planned here but I try to stay flexible. I have one boat to finish and I'm hoping to build another stripper. I'll make some paddles and cut up a bunch of trees for future use (I've got some unusual species rounded up and I'm curious to see what the wood looks like). Other than that...