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This has been one of the best and most informative write ups I have ever followed. It simply boggles my mind how people can make such a thing of beauty! Way beyond my skill levels. I probably would have called it quits making the strong backs! I will admit I have been checking this thread...

Upright canoe is my vote! Pretty fugly the other way!

Just for S and grins here's my write up on how I fixed mine. Took seven months but I decided to break my back falling off a roof during that process. http://scooter-bangortoportland.blogspot.com/2011/01/rebuild-of-mad-river-courier.html What I really like about it is the deep freeboard...

Looks sweet! I have two now. My first had 120 holes and a massive crack to fix/patch hence the nickname the Colander! One of my all time favorite boats. Hard to find these boats so I consider myself lucky to have one! The second I picked up last fall and still need to so work on it, new gunwales...

No Title We got about 12" here in the Concord, NH area, nothing much. Have a big enough generator to power the house as there is no woodstove after the house burned down. Snowblower came in handy and I have two roof racks just in case. We just kind of sat here watching the storm going...

For years on group trips we'd all be on our own for breakfast and lunch but one person would cook up a dinner meal. One of my favorites was, still is, a hearty potato and ham soup beefed up with a healthy load of garlic with home made bread on the side. Easy to make and very tasty. Cooked...

Went to get some help rounding over gunwales at Hal's place yesterday. Took some shots of his shop. The 4x8 windows allow a lot of passive solar heat in and the wood stove does the rest. Hell, it was 81 degrees in the shop when we started working on the gunwales. BTW, the wood stove was made by...

This a great thread as I am planning on building off of my barn this summer adding a 16' x 26' shop. What is nice I only have to build three walls and a roof and there is also electrical running so all I have to do is tap into that for power. Since I get sun on my property from about 10 a.m...

Mr. McCrea mentioned Rochfords. In my search about a year ago I came across these guys: http://www.countrybrookdesign.com/ I've had very good luck with them especially for webbing as I recycle my seats from cane to webbing. Did I mention that I hate cane seats?? Rocky's Hardware in Concord...

House remodeling truly sucks Kim, but it will be nice when it is done, if it ever is. Just sitting here literally watching paint dry before I can finish off the rudder. Lee board modifications are coming next! Always tweaking, nature of the beast when it comes to making a canoe do a lot of...

I've been working on my sailing rig for a while now, ok years! Always trying something new. Decided it was time for a new rudder. Here's what I've done so far. Nothing new but easy to do. Currently only set for one canoe but am working on something that will fit all my boats. Although I...

Very nice job! I like the knee bumpers and will have to look into that for a few of my boats. Also, that backband looks mighty comfortable. I have one I use from Chosen Valley. I know you have one cause I sent it back and all you need is the strapping to make it work...

Here's my write up so far on fixing the Goober Boat, an 89' Mohawk Blazer in Kevlar. It has some very interesting patches from the past! If it was my boat I'd paint some stitches on the them before I covered them with resin...

Beautiful! I am giving up my feeble attempts at fixing old hulls! Probably put all my hulls out on the lawn for free and give up paddling forever! Wish I had a shop like yours! dougd

Pretty soon I am going to be working with carbon fiber and resin. I've had some mis-adventures with resin in the past so am always a little cautious and spend a lot of time planning ahead. Here's an account of one of my first times working with resin and all the really dumbass mistakes I made...

Steve, Great pics and report! Stunning country and I too went back and looked at the pics several times over! Someday maybe I'll get out that way. Great way to spend time with your son as well!

I'm sure some of you have seen my blog elsewhere but thought I would post it here as well. My latest venture has been soloizing a Pamlico 140T. Here's a link to the blog. I've done a lot of work on canoes as well so it's not just yaks! ;-) Some trip reports are there as well...