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I've used the Coleman oven on the woodstove but not really impressed. Once the oven is up to temp and you put your pan in the temp drops quite a bit and takes a long time to rebound making the cook time take longer than it should. I think the oven was designed to be used on a dual burner stove...

I would go with the seal coat to prevent staining, where the overlaps from wetting out show through. I have some really noticeable streaks on my first boat that I wrote off to total inexperience with glass. Had the same issue with my second but not nearly as bad. I think to get a uniform look...

I scarfed the joints on my recent build mainly just for looks. I'm sure not many would take the time to wet the strips to match the color and grain pattern but the results are less noticeable joints. Scarfed together the strips twist from the stems to the bilge just like full length strips also.

I'm surprised that S glass gets such a high review overall. I wonder if you could substitute 4 OZ S glass for the 6 OZ E glass to cut some weight on a stripper hull and maintain a similar strength.

Jim, where do you source the long screws for the drops? I changed my Magic from the short drops to the long but could not find the 10-24 screws that were used on the shorts so I had to re drill to 1/4" to use the only screws that I could find that were long enough.

Pull saw for me, then use a sanding block to finish off. Looking good.

I was just curious how close the strips ended up in thickness to your target. The fact that you wouldn't need an 18' in feed and out feed table is a huge plus. When I cut strips for my tandem with a table saw I checked the thickness with digital calipers from time to time to make sure things...

That looks like a really simple way to cut strips. I'm sure it does a good job but out of curiosity what kind of tolerances can you expect? Stripperguy , what kind of fence do you use with your bandsaw. I have thought of using mine because the blade is so thin but it has a small table with no...

That does shock some people to see a boat in the basement but It's no problem. While I'm loading up the woodstove and getting it up to temperature I would scrape it smooth and at the same time letting the epoxy cure where its warm.

Cruiser, How did you mount grab handles and thwart with so little to work with on the gunnel. I like the idea of a uniwale but have yet to figure out the mounting problem.

It does require fitting both sides. It could very well be the Bear mountain method, I read about it from another builders post. I used it on the solo in the pic but there's so much dust you can't see it. On this boat the football strips didn't line up very well and I'm glad I had the two strips...

Think of the way a tandem handles with different weights forward or rear. Moving the seat forward should make the boat track better while moving the seat rear should make it more manuverable. Almost like being able to change the rocker on the fly. I'd like to be able to adjust the seat height...

No Title I wouldn't worry about the glue at all. You'll do so much scrapping and sanding fairing the hull that the glue blobs will be a distant memory. I'm probably too late but I picked up a little trick following someone else's build. They layed two strips together down the center so each...

I wouldn't worry about the glue at all. You'll do so much scrapping and sanding fairing the hull that the glue blobs will be a distant memory. I'm probably too late but I picked up a little trick following someone else's build. They layed two strips together down the center so each side of the...

While I'm sure the pedestal seat works well I'm still leaning toward a more traditional look. Yes I want to be careful before gluing anything to the sides of the boat. I'll set it up and make sure it will work before mounting it. How far aft of center do you mount your seats. Glenn that sliding...

Thanks for the location from center Jim. I have a seat from My Magic that is interesting in the way the rear slat is narrower than the front and the front slat is also slanted for comfort. You can see the attention to detail. Slot on top is what I'm planning. Slot on the side would be the...

I've already ordered the 80/20 rail but I'm only in for 25$. I'm going to try the rail with the wide side horizontal first. My thought was to use an 18" section on each side with an ed's canoe contoured seat mounted on top of the rails slotted side. Using a pair of 1/4-20 threaded knobs on the...

Planning ahead for an adjustable seat for my solo stripper I have been doing some research but haven't found a set up that I like. Most are mounted to aluminum tubes on a platform base that I'm sure works good but I'm leaning towards a more traditional look, without hanging it from the gunnels...

Nice stove tank. Sewing job looks good also, It looks like you used some heavy thread.

Your making good progress. I like the way you blended the lighter colored strips in. I think it was Jim that said those Kootenay stems tend to stick in the hull and I remember having to take the stem forms out after I had the boat off the forms. Just thinking you want to leave yourself access to...