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Guys, This may seem like a frivolous question but it’s something I have been curious about for some time. With the recent announcements of several new swift boats and some images/videos of same, I again am wondering. Is he using pine, cedar? Strip thickness? Stems/stemless? In a couple pics...

A question for those of you how might know. Alan mentioned in a thread somewhere that paint is heavier than varnish, which seems obvious. My question however is by how much? Say for example on a wood strip canoe, you varnish the interior, but paint the exterior hull - how much weight would that...

Hi guys, Not sure this has been posted before but just came across this video for the new swift cruiser 17’ 8” prototype …David Yost shares some design insights, most notably that the boat is 2.5” narrower than the cruiser 16 8….anyway just thought some might be interested. Moonman.

Hi guys, I haven’t posted here in quite a while, although I do follow along on other threads occasionally. A question for foot brace users, do you prefer a bar set up, or just individual side pegs/braces? Seems to me that if you dialed in the location of side pegs you could just glue them to...

Hey Guys, So I am thinking of starting a new build project and am thinking of a solo. I have built a winisk and a mattawa, and obviously the Osprey is a great boat. Just wondering about other options though, maybe more in the yost style as compared to John winters? I know DY really doesn't...