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From my experience with a skegged kayak, a skeg mostly helps in the downwind direction, maybe a little with a broadside wind to reduce...

I am a fan of sandals for canoe tripping. For those interested in trying sandals, this Teva Omnium sandal has served me well for years...

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The Horror!

Thanks, this sounds good. I see it's available at Canadian Tire. I'll grab some on my next trip north😉.

I have used TB III on all my canoe builds, paddles etc. and never had any issues. It has the longest open time and most importantly is...

Broken by abuse. :-) We have a lot of shallow, rocky rivers and these two blades were snapped when they wedged between rocks during...

I wish you had photographed the broken blade. It still isn’t exactly clear to me why the mould was necessary. Also, how did you break...

That is true, and I stand corrected, but now I have seen the ugliest canoe. Thanks

It's probably just me, but those Swift canoes are about the ugliest things I've seen. I know they can still make regular solid colors...

This is a great idea. The narrower hull will make it a much better solo canoe. Increasing your station spacing to roughly 12-1/2" brings...

Good luck with that Gamma, I've luckily never had that happen. I have had good luck using a heat gun to twist strips into shape near the...

The NWC Merlin is a hard tracking boat. I gave away the one I made, but have paddled it on a number of occasions in flat and moving...

Gamma, one other tip on using these plans. You'll notice that the keel line on the stem forms does not meet up with the keel line on...

Good choice. I built a slightly shortened version of that Merlin. It is a fast boat and tracks really well. Watch out when crossing eddy...