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I wouldn't sweat it. I built a super light hull where a glue joint cracked down the center when I set it on the floor and the very flexible bottom pushed in (only the outside was 'glassed at the time). That boat, as I recall, got a single layer of 4 ounce cloth inside and out and was built with...

Unfortunately that seems to be the largest part of the puzzle and the only one that can't be purchased. Alan

I know of a sure fire way to find out! Alan

I'm finally catching up on this thread today. Great story telling so far. I certainly did not expect this turn of events! Alan

When I zoomed in the bill was very hooked, which made me think Kite. Doesn't look like a harrier to me. I see plenty of harriers during migration but have never seen a kite. Juvenile snail kite pics seemed to match up pretty well. Alan

Nice shots. Is that a snail kite? Alan

For anyone curious here is a link to the list: https://sites.prh.com/modern-library-top-100 Alan

I read that a few years ago. I don't remember a lot about it but I enjoyed it. That might not bode well for your enjoyment of the book though because I'm also a big fan of Huxley. :) I went through that same top 100 list. There were a couple books I was unable to find, a few books I gave up on...

That certainly seems to be the case in North America but when I looked up worldwide wolf attacks I was surprised at the numbers. If I recall there were something like 600 deaths per year, by wolf, in India. Alan

I'm really not sure. Now that Sadie is gone I feel like doing some traveling again. I'm taking off for 2 weeks of hiking and biking in SE Arizona over Christmas and would like to get away for a month or more for a long trip next summer. But I don't know if it will be a road trip, a canoe trip...

Yes, I built (and later sold) the canoe that did this trip. But that's because I made some slight modifications to the plans and then built a composite version. It was certainly the high point of her tripping career. The trip took us 30 days. We did an even more epic trip the following year but...

What about adding weight in the stern to counterbalance him? A dry bag partially filled with water always worked for me. Alan

Staples are my favorite clamp. :) Alan

This was the most I've paddled in the last 7 years but that's not saying much. I bought a new surfski hoping something different would rekindle my interest in paddling. It didn't. Most of my paddling time was spent paddling back and forth across the same lake testing the speeds of different...

You're supposed to have all vaccination certificates and, if I remember right (and I might not) the dog is supposed to have had a recent vet checkup with a note of well being from your vet. I carried all these things the few times we crossed the border but was never asked for them. Alan

Thanks for taking the time to post those pictures. That's a beautiful boat and a paddling destination I wasn't aware of. Looks like a nice place. But, in the future, please limit postings to canoes only. This forum has always been dedicated to canoes and we try to keep it that way. There are...

I think when speaking of these bits there is some confusion on sizing. If your bits are 1/4" radius then you're probably right and they're likely too big. That would make them 1/2" across in total. If they're 1/4" across in total then they're probably ok. I believe these bits are sized by the...

I started cycling a couple years ago. Nice rural blacktop roads with light traffic all around me. The few vehicles I encountered were courteous and gave me plenty of clearance and many slowed down to pass. Then one day a car went flying past at full speed and didn't move into the other lane at...

I have not found that to work so well in the small seats I find comfortable (the child sized seats ABT referred to above) but I can imagine it works better on a bucket of larger dimensions with higher sides. For whatever reason I never found the larger Wenonah bucket seats to be comfortable for...

I might be the only respondent to prefer small bucket seats. I just find them to be very comfortable and they pair well with my preferred paddling style of sit and switch. Alan