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No, bias cutting isn’t necesssary as the peel ply fabric stays intact regardless of the angle of the cut.

That looks lovely. White canoes always look elegant to me and with wood especially so.

Good work, I would be inclined to take a coarse tooth steel rasp to remove and shape your excess epoxy, that will be quicker than hand sanding. I have applied 2 cloth layers in one epoxy session, but I had everything laid out ahead for layer 2 - fabric, pre-measured, yet unmixed, epoxy...

I have unstuck double blades by placing one end of the paddle in the narrow gap between a pickup truck bed and the truck cab. Holding on to the other blade end with the ferrule button pressed in, turn the paddle until you begin get your shaft end to rotate. Rotating one of the shafts will...

After experiencing the wet ride that is double blading I had a bow cover crafted that would catch most of the drip and direct it off to either side. It has significantly reduced the volume of water the canoe was collecting. Seeing Mr. McCrea's cover for his Penobscot was my inspiration...

Yes, you won’t be mistaken for Harrison Ford wearing this, but it does keep the sun off you

In searching for a new hat this year I saw Sundays Afternoons had a new item in its lineup. The features that attracted me was the foldable brim and sunglasses holder. It’s become my favorite, very functional on the water and folds down to the size of a book...

I've never used a towel in my decades of paddling, it has always been a sponge. However this thread got me interested enough to buy a ShamWow and it got a field test today. Spread out on the cockpit floor, it did a remarkable job absorbing stray water, far more efficient at that task than the...

My, my, my, you have a project. This looks very similar to a royalex canoe I restored that was used extensively in Class II and III water. It had failing kevlar felt skid plates and when I tore, cut, rasped away the kevlar plates it looked like this. The canoe was repaired and dynel skid...

Colloidal Silica like West Systems 405 is a good thickening filler. Mix gradually into epoxy to achieve a peanut butter consistency. I also add carbon powder to give it a black color and avoid trying to match the color of the hull. Using West System Release fabric (Peel Ply) over the epoxy...

Well, here Is my 2Cents. Old skid plates look to be fabric - maybe fiberglass. I would take off as much of the skid plates as I can get off. Anything highly resistant to coming off I would incorporate into the next skid plate Use dynel, cut on a bias, for the fabric of your next skid plate...

Thanks for sharing the techniques. Your practice of weighing new canisters and marking that info on the canister is something i will adopt. When weighed upon return it should be easy to estimate what % of the fuel remains In the canister.

If you only have room for one canister on a trip why not just bring a newly purchased full container? Whatever partially used canister(s) you leave behind could simply be used in another setting until the canister is depleted. It strikes me as an inefficient use of time to perform gas...

Maybe I’m missing something, but my partials either go with me on the trip, or stay with my vehicle to be used while car camping. When the fuel container empties I take it to a metal recycling center. Playing around with gas transfers seems unnecessarily risky, involves buying more stuff, and...

Klymit Static V insulated air mattress. As insurance and extra insulation I place a head to knee section of a closed cell foam underneath the Klymit. The air mattress has held up well over the past 10 years or so, no leaks or failure

1961 paddling tandem in a Grumman 17 footer. Pursuing the 50 miler canoeing merit badge, our Explorer BS troup paddled the upper Potomac from Old Town to near Hancock. We spent quite a few nights camping out the canoe. Waking up in the morning, on the river, completely captivated me and...

A number of years ago, I left a paddle behind at a beach. Later that night I got a call from a fellow who found it and called me. At that point I did not know I was missing a paddle. How nice to be reunited with my nice carbon paddle. Buying a sheet of golf club labels was instrumental in...

For the last 15 years or so I guided kayak tours and maintained certifications in First Aid and CPR. Overtime, CPR instruction moved to compression only training. However, all those years of compressing those plastic torso dummies paid off when I found myself outside a hotel performing...

My canoe rides on a 2014 Tacoma with an ARE top. Found large machine screws near the windshield that were used to secure 2 webbing loops for bow tie off points.

Raising second canoe to the ceiling. Pulling down on the green webbing raises the canoe and is held in position by cam lock.