tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37585128773285677442024-03-04T22:27:59.257-08:00Cedar Stripping - Building a 15' Ranger Cedar Strip CanoeFrankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00132086025476251728noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758512877328567744.post-23799866293003338682008-03-30T14:43:00.000-07:002008-03-30T19:51:53.340-07:0051) Silver SpringsWell, you can ignore the previous post, the canoe cart only made it a quarter of a mile before breaking. However it worked pretty well up until that point.<br />This is what it was supposed to look like.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFqiR1N-03-Sb15Isim5dSjsr3gMTrZ9ovIOH_A2a_NDjdT5luwSE3Pmaez2l1_7xFjqTbcbd97nsVBnvvP1ySO-iBEtKkn1kZgT2hXNQqTI0ifq3R7gGifp7Cnao4dZN3JgYE1uoFnYyB/s1600-h/DSCF0002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFqiR1N-03-Sb15Isim5dSjsr3gMTrZ9ovIOH_A2a_NDjdT5luwSE3Pmaez2l1_7xFjqTbcbd97nsVBnvvP1ySO-iBEtKkn1kZgT2hXNQqTI0ifq3R7gGifp7Cnao4dZN3JgYE1uoFnYyB/s320/DSCF0002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183660430763130930" /></a><br /> The T-joint under the canoe was just too fragile and snapped with the weight of the boat bouncing on it. I will rebuild with a sturdier joint and try again - as always I'll report my findings here. Given that, I must say I am glad that one of my childhood heroes was MacGyver - I would have never made it to the canoe launch without the spirit of Richard Dean Anderson's character guiding me. I even considered canceling the outing, but with gas running around $3.30 per gallon, I would not drive back to Gainesville in shame. This is what I came up with, I simply duct taped the padding to the axle and jury rigged this to the canoe.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9vJrEwdOD-J0JcDHYACeY_aQHctP0bLu9e1y_PxGCUll5TElPmPB-J1NB-CGwuKTwnAKVXAoYOw8oscpLDPcTYr9xYHoYlhJGHj_4EovhFH98ZxzsnsOj5bUylT5UoRx7ZlrK1am9JPlw/s1600-h/DSCF0003.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9vJrEwdOD-J0JcDHYACeY_aQHctP0bLu9e1y_PxGCUll5TElPmPB-J1NB-CGwuKTwnAKVXAoYOw8oscpLDPcTYr9xYHoYlhJGHj_4EovhFH98ZxzsnsOj5bUylT5UoRx7ZlrK1am9JPlw/s320/DSCF0003.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183660439353065538" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLooOncHAafV6kZVEhnOXWycPtAq8iqf6LNcvkMftqM25Qc-CEbq8p04T6ZH4xqceZYVjrlFLkOiT80K-JSmHLzPGWzNGP7_lEdfwX6EuWXSxjvIGD0iR-SCOgWXJEcJjh6kvPYfqqccrf/s1600-h/DSCF0006.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLooOncHAafV6kZVEhnOXWycPtAq8iqf6LNcvkMftqM25Qc-CEbq8p04T6ZH4xqceZYVjrlFLkOiT80K-JSmHLzPGWzNGP7_lEdfwX6EuWXSxjvIGD0iR-SCOgWXJEcJjh6kvPYfqqccrf/s320/DSCF0006.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183660443648032850" /></a><br />Once out on the water, there was a slight mist coming off of the river and I was immediately greeted by a river otter and a family of Rhesus monkeys hanging out at the waters edge, the river gods were smiling on me:) I made it up to the springs just as the theme park was opening (the land around the springs is a privately owned nature theme park, however the river and the springs are protected public property... as long as you stay in your boat you can hang out at the spring for as long as you like! = no admission) I saw tons of amazing wildlife including birds, gators, huge gar, alligator gar, and more, here are a few pics.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlNiYeVvTqa1at7Kg6iVmeqpYB5u7mE8abRhFGAOm8qvVuLrhBdMrJr2iu3EM-afwvEvB1QvOixNd_hHxqbO7JS53RhzPSgojR5w48CPbq8Zhou8M84IfcPMMM4vEPT9xUUBccq0WZSMO2/s1600-h/DSCF0012.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlNiYeVvTqa1at7Kg6iVmeqpYB5u7mE8abRhFGAOm8qvVuLrhBdMrJr2iu3EM-afwvEvB1QvOixNd_hHxqbO7JS53RhzPSgojR5w48CPbq8Zhou8M84IfcPMMM4vEPT9xUUBccq0WZSMO2/s320/DSCF0012.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183660452237967458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoCTch6SAixtN7m5RbZwTLpB_he7bZYbGeerWv5SlVIZzjKWPBeQSmHY1Rg_C-YNxuxrPePnfYirCbhpJBqmz9NNm00V6p-ULe9ULkLYvOYqsrqyVHOsOoxBtEBFRAY3LsbiSUz4A7UEr8/s1600-h/DSCF0014.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoCTch6SAixtN7m5RbZwTLpB_he7bZYbGeerWv5SlVIZzjKWPBeQSmHY1Rg_C-YNxuxrPePnfYirCbhpJBqmz9NNm00V6p-ULe9ULkLYvOYqsrqyVHOsOoxBtEBFRAY3LsbiSUz4A7UEr8/s320/DSCF0014.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183660452237967474" /></a><br />This shadowy gar was probably around 4 feet long, these torpedos can weigh up to 50 lbs!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6g9N_-8DT9m7bb-Be_qgyXnr5vmj9EYEKfQnSKn7kvoyg1VHmIobIVLnWh4CS-g4BoRuBrxvctxT-31Jtu1lnrAu-8eSO5VULc81x1kIZqhBYwJ13bvXx-3f_ti-uAosaGrWhOGObxKc/s1600-h/DSCF0020.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI6g9N_-8DT9m7bb-Be_qgyXnr5vmj9EYEKfQnSKn7kvoyg1VHmIobIVLnWh4CS-g4BoRuBrxvctxT-31Jtu1lnrAu-8eSO5VULc81x1kIZqhBYwJ13bvXx-3f_ti-uAosaGrWhOGObxKc/s320/DSCF0020.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183661646238875778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7d7w4aAPwW6SVtWVlkNwrlvqJ_DgKFTBiI1BBqUk0lqHiXy1-6lfyiqJtVGL3FTgry1pAHEuneQDYX03BNJsOLlvb5emYZ1HQ16cPjvYj3tXiqoiyw2TknvdFwjH5hzXMrV83SdLbj_r2/s1600-h/DSCF0015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7d7w4aAPwW6SVtWVlkNwrlvqJ_DgKFTBiI1BBqUk0lqHiXy1-6lfyiqJtVGL3FTgry1pAHEuneQDYX03BNJsOLlvb5emYZ1HQ16cPjvYj3tXiqoiyw2TknvdFwjH5hzXMrV83SdLbj_r2/s320/DSCF0015.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183661654828810386" /></a><br />Silver springs is the largest artesian spring formation in the world, and it is definitely worth fighting the current to get to the headwaters. I even got to see the sunken remains of an old native american dugout canoe, while I floated above in my modern day version...too cool. Here are some shots of some of the springs, the white around the opening is sand and shell fragments that are blown up from the depths by the strong flow. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGOm2u8p4Pfzv_B9_YWo5Bc6tk-YKkvcbsiDL7y0kHdZm90_F145Lu5JL_kSBdWDPuuPEHJPacAbwPj5yESeWkQrb0VFsM_KGg9hVOwsmxPY1G_E1cToO_8l_9m6MoQTUs0_QhZ1PQaO49/s1600-h/DSCF0019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGOm2u8p4Pfzv_B9_YWo5Bc6tk-YKkvcbsiDL7y0kHdZm90_F145Lu5JL_kSBdWDPuuPEHJPacAbwPj5yESeWkQrb0VFsM_KGg9hVOwsmxPY1G_E1cToO_8l_9m6MoQTUs0_QhZ1PQaO49/s320/DSCF0019.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183661659123777698" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBgRtfaLTTEuCgw8qKbFU8nS3EPfp0s5gdC6RQnQXuzhQ4ntugyY2p1qcYmZHUcl4b8T4pGSa5uPk6Q3-nQmK_72xpkVpP1Wd5TffcGlGh7x947Vyy9QGatPZ6B5kqx-rmIS2rcxxOClfk/s1600-h/DSCF0023.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBgRtfaLTTEuCgw8qKbFU8nS3EPfp0s5gdC6RQnQXuzhQ4ntugyY2p1qcYmZHUcl4b8T4pGSa5uPk6Q3-nQmK_72xpkVpP1Wd5TffcGlGh7x947Vyy9QGatPZ6B5kqx-rmIS2rcxxOClfk/s320/DSCF0023.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183661663418745010" /></a><br />This was a great day paddling, the canoe is a bit squirrelly heading upstream solo, a keel would help, but I want to do some more exploring before I decide to sacrifice the super shallow draft. On my way back to the launch, I paddled over a group of drift divers exploring the river from below, looks like fun.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7vLxnTdsB4IOCL8Aw0YnKatHOG1Uy1A8zg0RieL_ETjerlYIUVLWnr9z0yaZQpMlJb_I041MOpXku7tr_vx_OMQnJavZ7DEG1zOJUWPD-_UUo7otHlG_Io7PaQlM6PX4i2CvwlGHM6w9W/s1600-h/DSCF0030.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7vLxnTdsB4IOCL8Aw0YnKatHOG1Uy1A8zg0RieL_ETjerlYIUVLWnr9z0yaZQpMlJb_I041MOpXku7tr_vx_OMQnJavZ7DEG1zOJUWPD-_UUo7otHlG_Io7PaQlM6PX4i2CvwlGHM6w9W/s320/DSCF0030.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183661667713712322" /></a>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00132086025476251728noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758512877328567744.post-68153188245696318692008-03-26T17:40:00.000-07:002008-03-26T18:12:51.465-07:0050) Portage CartSome of the really good (and less traveled) canoe and kayak launches around north-central Florida require portages around a mile long. My back can take some of the shorter trips, but on the longer hikes, I can't imaging getting the canoe and gear in one trip by myself. I googled "canoe cart" and saw some cool commercial carts and some homemade varieties. Well, I made the canoe, so why not the cart. This was modeled after one I saw somewhere online (I did'nt bookmark the site). I cobbled it together with PVC pipe, a threaded rod, and some super-sized lawnmower wheels. All-in-all it cost nearly $60 from the local big box store. <br />Here is an overall look, note stand that will help single hand loading<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV4aqHe9aVv9qgNOS1SOg-8MMkXqmS7G9ZNyJ0Ay55nTDyC4XGc45792lA6oYkOt_D840AW9vwmwwwfAEm20_LnG14LGunxumy2-iasm-glBOfaZdyMGnP7iQJHzsLfuNZIv4nANfiXjO7/s1600-h/000_0018.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV4aqHe9aVv9qgNOS1SOg-8MMkXqmS7G9ZNyJ0Ay55nTDyC4XGc45792lA6oYkOt_D840AW9vwmwwwfAEm20_LnG14LGunxumy2-iasm-glBOfaZdyMGnP7iQJHzsLfuNZIv4nANfiXjO7/s320/000_0018.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182219520774930434" /></a><br />This is a close-up of the wheel showing the wingnuts holding them on.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUV5maRAzuXTqIvPhQ5yGVmqHWIssOYHt7xs0p6XU0XrOmPMLEJEQBGLvWfTBH8bQ3NNDRWeAc0UqY5m_Ac0xqBcoXWWSaEPRVlvK9bPMWRFnbsvhw4EnNj3ApzWX4qccys_FDuci3rniT/s1600-h/000_0019.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUV5maRAzuXTqIvPhQ5yGVmqHWIssOYHt7xs0p6XU0XrOmPMLEJEQBGLvWfTBH8bQ3NNDRWeAc0UqY5m_Ac0xqBcoXWWSaEPRVlvK9bPMWRFnbsvhw4EnNj3ApzWX4qccys_FDuci3rniT/s320/000_0019.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182219525069897746" /></a><br />I set everything up so it could be disassembled for stashing in the canoe or in the bushes (maybe I will hit it with a camo paint job!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPVteNhPWOw_nkjbtlCCg3u_pBJFN1FNN3K_3Ym2eokDxyy9ICBtuYHb_5VLfuUJ7VMTGwzEZrHxBiQWQJDsUKhE0Bl1VIywEEL1M8EWTgHYvZZAyEMYmLBR67KMlAvUYfacIxnAmqvv4N/s1600-h/000_0017.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPVteNhPWOw_nkjbtlCCg3u_pBJFN1FNN3K_3Ym2eokDxyy9ICBtuYHb_5VLfuUJ7VMTGwzEZrHxBiQWQJDsUKhE0Bl1VIywEEL1M8EWTgHYvZZAyEMYmLBR67KMlAvUYfacIxnAmqvv4N/s320/000_0017.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182219533659832354" /></a>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00132086025476251728noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758512877328567744.post-17836373794277640542008-01-20T16:40:00.000-08:002008-01-20T17:20:14.285-08:0049) Crystal River - Manatees!I apologize, it has been way too long since my last update, but I figured most people would be surfing this site while daydreaming about/ doing research on building a cedar strip canoe or kayak. I don't think people really care about my paddling trips (except for family and friends), but if you are in the process of building or thinking about a similar project, here is some inspiration from the finish line. I can tell you everywhere I go, I get great comments and questions from people about the canoe... it's a real head turner. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6XWSZz98MRwCJybpLNTdxr9BgM0pge4nZsGPWlpDdaJRX_Q2nmvpOIXIV8mfr2k0Sew04-gIw7BV9vrpPGiOE6d9nJZXPtro2C04DCMWOfPDITUlH9m_Erg7dmoNF2-6ahnb57DF1m5ZF/s1600-h/DSCF1015.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6XWSZz98MRwCJybpLNTdxr9BgM0pge4nZsGPWlpDdaJRX_Q2nmvpOIXIV8mfr2k0Sew04-gIw7BV9vrpPGiOE6d9nJZXPtro2C04DCMWOfPDITUlH9m_Erg7dmoNF2-6ahnb57DF1m5ZF/s320/DSCF1015.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157730849640415922" /></a><br /> Today it was sunny, but a brisk and windy 53 degrees F in central Florida... a perfect day for manatee sightseeing. Erin and I decided to head down to Crystal River, specifically Kings Bay. We put in at a nice little public park called Hunters Spring Park, a 30 min paddle from Three Sisters Spring (a favorite hangout of the manatee this time of year... and the tourists). If you want to get to Three Sisters Spring from Hunters Spring Park, just head towards Pete's Pier and follow the flotilla of pontoon boats (If you go in January, you can't miss them!). <br /> You can see all of the manatees in the "safe zone" on the left, while snorkelers try to coax them out.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu3oNfmJ4tJrP6BuBOrkkmm-gmk1jpw6Dns-pLcCp-4H6BzBTwyk0_NDDwCld9ykNvIBI2wW8j6oF7chgbU8pcrRGbFDE3xm3A536nRDrDxxes_vjb_8oeGmcywDZE80Z5UVYc7cYy_tYj/s1600-h/DSCF1010.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu3oNfmJ4tJrP6BuBOrkkmm-gmk1jpw6Dns-pLcCp-4H6BzBTwyk0_NDDwCld9ykNvIBI2wW8j6oF7chgbU8pcrRGbFDE3xm3A536nRDrDxxes_vjb_8oeGmcywDZE80Z5UVYc7cYy_tYj/s320/DSCF1010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157731412281131714" /></a><br /> Here's Erin<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUmMNwJ6HXkZkuEQWyi9xuRlM-hhgt0n_CTO3YGmaB4JtuteFVnrJzaISgRAWSv3JZqbGe6jmKT2TIZyWM9OgwzIyScBdpnrmLAzstK0nBtj1xO5GDeiu3QZ6T8oEvtSD26aCYNI2FA9A5/s1600-h/DSCF1002.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUmMNwJ6HXkZkuEQWyi9xuRlM-hhgt0n_CTO3YGmaB4JtuteFVnrJzaISgRAWSv3JZqbGe6jmKT2TIZyWM9OgwzIyScBdpnrmLAzstK0nBtj1xO5GDeiu3QZ6T8oEvtSD26aCYNI2FA9A5/s320/DSCF1002.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157728989919576706" /></a><br /> Here I am<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCB9XT-RWyFAsKQ25bqLGKnbymzWLSEurrRK_v4eoiIGfz4dG2sy9GbF0sWPfoGHEwcdLOwbeY-hBrGXkBUvZD32LtRKJwV2inKtVzRTf5rqdCoCSn4ygWxHWPuOST67PKZOGMPWRbBhMJ/s1600-h/DSCF1004.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCB9XT-RWyFAsKQ25bqLGKnbymzWLSEurrRK_v4eoiIGfz4dG2sy9GbF0sWPfoGHEwcdLOwbeY-hBrGXkBUvZD32LtRKJwV2inKtVzRTf5rqdCoCSn4ygWxHWPuOST67PKZOGMPWRbBhMJ/s320/DSCF1004.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157731588374790866" /></a><br /> Now I am touching an endangered species (its legal, but one hand only)!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5mK01tgqdNgs2lvg6FGgWywPG63wekfxDrUuPMoLVOQwHZleN3H7NWTnN_mSfMpJLFV_OFeslNwxoKE0Z_4Jxl_YYB3gVNGpouoGmWVGzXV5U3fQxE6VF8oZKjIAsaMRaZgAXpnwMZNTG/s1600-h/DSCF1016.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5mK01tgqdNgs2lvg6FGgWywPG63wekfxDrUuPMoLVOQwHZleN3H7NWTnN_mSfMpJLFV_OFeslNwxoKE0Z_4Jxl_YYB3gVNGpouoGmWVGzXV5U3fQxE6VF8oZKjIAsaMRaZgAXpnwMZNTG/s320/DSCF1016.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5157731880432567010" /></a><br /> Not captured for posterity, a manatee "farted" next to Erin... she can now cross inhaling endangered species fart off her life list.Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00132086025476251728noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758512877328567744.post-47940357431910355992007-06-26T18:23:00.000-07:002007-06-26T18:45:28.078-07:0048) Silver RiverIt has been a long time since I have updated, and of course life has gotten in the way of paddling. Baby showers, birthdays, work, and marathon training have been taking a lot of time (marathon training knocks out one day every weekend - Sunday is my long run day). This past weekend Erin and I went out to the silver river. We put in at Ray Wayside park and paddled upstream to the silver river state park where we had lunch at their canoe launch. It was a 3 mile journey upstream with beautiful views and amazing river scenes. There is no fishing allowed on silver river, and the water is crystal clear, we saw gators, lots of gar and other fish, ducks, turtles, and lots of turtle grass (and a few too many prop scars). Silver springs has an extremely high flow rate, providing a healthy flow in the river. This makes the river about 20 feet deep, and you can see all the way to the bottom. The river just swallows up whole cypress trees when they fall.<br />Getting out on the river early is key because there is a lot of motorboat traffic as the day creeps on. We decided to turn around at the silver river state park, because it was getting very busy and we still had 2 miles to go to the spring. In fact, launching at the silver river state park would be perfect, you could get up to the spring and relax relatively quickly. Unfortunately there is a 1.5 mile portage from the parking lot to the launch, carrying a canoe, paddles, life vests, recreational stuff, and water is out of the question. That gives me an idea... I need to make a canoe cart, Hmm that would make a good project, stay tuned.<br />Here are some pics.<br />A tree in the river.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBhe2n1ViCVqqAvw53aJJ6oA9IBA5Mu4Zm4ncovMksMZ1xp_AxmZavdrGovV-LAqwShGV7KL8R5K9cs7CIYEHUMjpQhE5vLSrqiMZ6vSj7T-uKc4-V-QX3efkdAZmE1IzeWbBbvb8YcJFh/s1600-h/DSCF0162.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBhe2n1ViCVqqAvw53aJJ6oA9IBA5Mu4Zm4ncovMksMZ1xp_AxmZavdrGovV-LAqwShGV7KL8R5K9cs7CIYEHUMjpQhE5vLSrqiMZ6vSj7T-uKc4-V-QX3efkdAZmE1IzeWbBbvb8YcJFh/s320/DSCF0162.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080551809897883842" /></a><br />Cormorants in a tree.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOVYUk3zoJ_6qtBmUnixLYqPx8NK6VVC3B0tNGII-N7SfAJUpdY1R0JMyQVXUIdPBlk5e6DcBMvhUXOoJUeNardm0OHHGXjgciaA5NFeztXsqTPHoNaNGyPCocZLMxIggfT6ujqDpT8Naj/s1600-h/DSCF0163.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOVYUk3zoJ_6qtBmUnixLYqPx8NK6VVC3B0tNGII-N7SfAJUpdY1R0JMyQVXUIdPBlk5e6DcBMvhUXOoJUeNardm0OHHGXjgciaA5NFeztXsqTPHoNaNGyPCocZLMxIggfT6ujqDpT8Naj/s320/DSCF0163.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080551814192851154" /></a><br />Little gator.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_GGfi0WVPQ_G9yuSc3KWzt0lkZuW75Y3kG2-P2SxJOV6Acp0-5PIR6vJnMa7kwF4KT8F7iUU8TYkWWfKrczr73L4ks_jUj7krMlJgqEj45c-suB8d6ERGseAfEZx5mbG5VgSc8BvrI4-/s1600-h/DSCF0164.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf_GGfi0WVPQ_G9yuSc3KWzt0lkZuW75Y3kG2-P2SxJOV6Acp0-5PIR6vJnMa7kwF4KT8F7iUU8TYkWWfKrczr73L4ks_jUj7krMlJgqEj45c-suB8d6ERGseAfEZx5mbG5VgSc8BvrI4-/s320/DSCF0164.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080551818487818466" /></a><br />Ducks.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOFM8aiGY1UBEfhGkJWKZw0DVCQVtVqxMGev9MGNNG7W2daL4uegZRgLAIsurj_TRREQygv6zxqZQ3alkBuM2diZlpP0ySwJ0ten1yHOVPV6419VzUzIU2Hwu0qId4MTkiwjGEflsc-Hn/s1600-h/DSCF0158.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOFM8aiGY1UBEfhGkJWKZw0DVCQVtVqxMGev9MGNNG7W2daL4uegZRgLAIsurj_TRREQygv6zxqZQ3alkBuM2diZlpP0ySwJ0ten1yHOVPV6419VzUzIU2Hwu0qId4MTkiwjGEflsc-Hn/s320/DSCF0158.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080551818487818482" /></a><br />Here is my birthday gift from Erin, a Eagles Nest Outfitters hammock... thanks sweetie.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHhyVs3nuMKqR6Adl5c51WCVH4uPmw0B9aRpgstNMb7-2Tkp6t1kNJshNgBA9Yope_jEFAPKnmni2hURTLdfLYdv3_YLWmojYdprkrrwMVML6AdtrdZdzF8DrJpgNKRrzHJaFUnkzpA66X/s1600-h/DSCF0155.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHhyVs3nuMKqR6Adl5c51WCVH4uPmw0B9aRpgstNMb7-2Tkp6t1kNJshNgBA9Yope_jEFAPKnmni2hURTLdfLYdv3_YLWmojYdprkrrwMVML6AdtrdZdzF8DrJpgNKRrzHJaFUnkzpA66X/s320/DSCF0155.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080551822782785794" /></a>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00132086025476251728noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758512877328567744.post-45242419589110379052007-05-12T15:32:00.000-07:002007-05-12T15:52:14.056-07:0047) Splashed - Ichetucknee RiverI have lived in Gainesville for a few years now, but I have never made it up to the Ichetucknee river before. Wow, what a perfect place to launch the canoe. The launch was pretty unceremonious we just put the canoe in the water and took off upstream. This river is a very popular attraction, during the summer thousands of people rent inner tubes and float lazily down the river. The river is crystal clear and lined with all sorts of beautiful Florida vegetation. The canoe paddles perfectly. I have read that this design was stable and could carry a decent load, my main concern was the seat placement, I wanted to make sure the canoe was balanced with the difference between Erin's weight and my own. I also wanted to make sure that the seats were not too high, which would make it feel too tippy. Fortunately, all of my calculations were perfect, the canoe was perfectly balanced with both of us, and was not tippy at all, I was even able to stand up in the canoe! The seat design is perfect, both of us were very comfortable. The current in the river is strong, so it was sometimes difficult to dodge all of the floating people when we were headed up river, the current made tracking a bit squirrely. A small keel would help the boat track better, but I did'nt want to sacrifice turning ability on some of the more challenging runs (i.e. Juniper Springs). Overall, I am very pleased with this design and would readily recommend it to anyone.<br />Here is the canoe on my Jeep.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHnX0W7gODQOZfHsmlmChL9fmjSKxnlBr5-Ba97_h47CIyW0UtVR3eo2uI6VLWMQpU6NTztayaV957uGeOqqjG5Oec3Q69ino6KJqrOm2fBgHt8xQRs_cl4xuqBsb9bv4svGgEwaZXP3dx/s1600-h/Ichetuknee+-+03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHnX0W7gODQOZfHsmlmChL9fmjSKxnlBr5-Ba97_h47CIyW0UtVR3eo2uI6VLWMQpU6NTztayaV957uGeOqqjG5Oec3Q69ino6KJqrOm2fBgHt8xQRs_cl4xuqBsb9bv4svGgEwaZXP3dx/s320/Ichetuknee+-+03.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063807691565609698" /></a><br />Erin proves that there are no leaks.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1XODJPqjz783effhFjve5IBOaJpaevtrDV9ZNFU8E1oJnm_j3_DBwGVknFbzrk60GYEu8QENrlpPU9oKDFRO0rVOp52uTLNpx6Z1G4swZ7y2Ya83ZWSzbd-ni7vh725HLQRorGHA6HRQY/s1600-h/Ichetuknee+-+04.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1XODJPqjz783effhFjve5IBOaJpaevtrDV9ZNFU8E1oJnm_j3_DBwGVknFbzrk60GYEu8QENrlpPU9oKDFRO0rVOp52uTLNpx6Z1G4swZ7y2Ya83ZWSzbd-ni7vh725HLQRorGHA6HRQY/s320/Ichetuknee+-+04.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063807695860577010" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXHVk5MvxX3eED5lKOFO0400RC4Ko6rmx1TXnPeNENVPMeMCS76RSmBaOKxQtnc4U3aG3vfvIv3875s9mqPRJ9OLOpcYiGRxOyJJsPL4wC8DPoOM9tklJe9Vuvbgr62rNSdr3N5qkh95wW/s1600-h/Ichetuknee+-+09.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXHVk5MvxX3eED5lKOFO0400RC4Ko6rmx1TXnPeNENVPMeMCS76RSmBaOKxQtnc4U3aG3vfvIv3875s9mqPRJ9OLOpcYiGRxOyJJsPL4wC8DPoOM9tklJe9Vuvbgr62rNSdr3N5qkh95wW/s320/Ichetuknee+-+09.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063807704450511618" /></a><br />The beautiful Ichetucknee - the haze in the air is not fog, it is from one of the two hundred wildfires currently burning in the state.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjysY7JINZ7cLoGOPJGcnauKpguc88R62-mW-u2xdNKRsPlf2ycVCnkgfRw9w86vFzyJPGbynG-eQZnOmg_wyxGLJPKVS0jECI7M6OwI-N7uB6DiyTN5LNzfRkFBDLUgd5KNmAVJrreqnre/s1600-h/Ichetuknee+-+08.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjysY7JINZ7cLoGOPJGcnauKpguc88R62-mW-u2xdNKRsPlf2ycVCnkgfRw9w86vFzyJPGbynG-eQZnOmg_wyxGLJPKVS0jECI7M6OwI-N7uB6DiyTN5LNzfRkFBDLUgd5KNmAVJrreqnre/s320/Ichetuknee+-+08.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063807708745478930" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNsSs5rOjNJl0kuTMr5NJhhk0YFZhh-9Srfk2Av8mljfV6g1jtBfu8bSVjS6wqHRfjFBk5TNRNTHDKwyi-Gc7lk8ko4yzgH5UwI-D_WxCr7nm6tTm_cXApIgttHWh7fVcQ0c82H-OW6QAl/s1600-h/Ichetuknee+-+11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNsSs5rOjNJl0kuTMr5NJhhk0YFZhh-9Srfk2Av8mljfV6g1jtBfu8bSVjS6wqHRfjFBk5TNRNTHDKwyi-Gc7lk8ko4yzgH5UwI-D_WxCr7nm6tTm_cXApIgttHWh7fVcQ0c82H-OW6QAl/s320/Ichetuknee+-+11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063807713040446242" /></a>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00132086025476251728noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758512877328567744.post-57947345367403084232007-05-09T12:18:00.000-07:002007-05-09T12:42:17.995-07:0046) Holy Crap! I'm Done!Well, I just realized that there is nothing left to do. I am done! I feel kind of wierd, I actually looked forward to taking a mental break to work on the boat. What am I going to do now? What is Matt going to do with all of the garage space? I guess I need to start planning some camping trips. Luckily I am in the midst of some of the most beautiful canoe runs in the United States, time to go explore them. I took the canoe out of the garage so I could clean up a bit. I snapped some pictures under Matt's magnolia and was pleased to see some people slowing down to check out my craft as they drove by.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZIZ56AYmtOLi8QJwYZBhzozbSrcvu3M9INNSk7IYGl_zI6Nw3x8Cgpw64zIKj6O6BKM64AU5QKcS5ybO6HUS7q220Th1xuBrkVJYlN49Di_8NI5yuini9blIw0Gx6oa_9InIi2r3_w772/s1600-h/Library+-+1701.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZIZ56AYmtOLi8QJwYZBhzozbSrcvu3M9INNSk7IYGl_zI6Nw3x8Cgpw64zIKj6O6BKM64AU5QKcS5ybO6HUS7q220Th1xuBrkVJYlN49Di_8NI5yuini9blIw0Gx6oa_9InIi2r3_w772/s320/Library+-+1701.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062643927227085490" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbeMHIzhm7SSGg1iUix8D68Myk_SETxYF9BAo9eQwy_M2SerfI-dxUTuAy_8FLT65BjaMQ-KPD_UdHjFH8M5LDU6Z29koBu_mmT00v2v6FCq_avJXhFnkTIlMTGls2EjpIp0_XOG5IIFH8/s1600-h/Library+-+1702.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbeMHIzhm7SSGg1iUix8D68Myk_SETxYF9BAo9eQwy_M2SerfI-dxUTuAy_8FLT65BjaMQ-KPD_UdHjFH8M5LDU6Z29koBu_mmT00v2v6FCq_avJXhFnkTIlMTGls2EjpIp0_XOG5IIFH8/s320/Library+-+1702.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062643931522052802" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimwwuf80P72GINuFa53xnUxqNVja4Hn8vKJCpJG3nT5SBilORHPkrAW7mzqmP-3m-D7qMYV4FjBxIR0x0FRTt4mnO5SDfHo_67jhERvKqzSUOCKRO_Q78T26A-K9Var_pipmQbCqiN-khf/s1600-h/Library+-+1703.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimwwuf80P72GINuFa53xnUxqNVja4Hn8vKJCpJG3nT5SBilORHPkrAW7mzqmP-3m-D7qMYV4FjBxIR0x0FRTt4mnO5SDfHo_67jhERvKqzSUOCKRO_Q78T26A-K9Var_pipmQbCqiN-khf/s320/Library+-+1703.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062643931522052818" /></a>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00132086025476251728noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758512877328567744.post-76440270908254321042007-05-09T12:12:00.000-07:002007-05-09T12:17:57.010-07:0045) Brass Stem BandsI decided to go with the brass stem bands. They were created by cutting a 6ft half round brass trim piece in half. I then drilled and countersunk holes in the band every 6-8in or so. The band is held in place with #4 3/4in phillips head brass screws. I also ran a bead of silicone under the band and in the screw holes. Overall, I am really pleased with the look and functionality of the bands.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiavrlcpjQ-Cp59PccWxBbydfMbZLl3uWmXWBGXsJ61n4nD7dycgJFElLe0Xbf4m9h-6OAxkn9AXXCHMJZqAOSuNPM0IMtRzzwVFNAZEEN4nmv78Z642IYc9lIyzMKYlRYzUPcE33h-ElhA/s1600-h/Library+-+1699.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiavrlcpjQ-Cp59PccWxBbydfMbZLl3uWmXWBGXsJ61n4nD7dycgJFElLe0Xbf4m9h-6OAxkn9AXXCHMJZqAOSuNPM0IMtRzzwVFNAZEEN4nmv78Z642IYc9lIyzMKYlRYzUPcE33h-ElhA/s320/Library+-+1699.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062642243599905426" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwUVWGic6X4lUVqyOi8KyLNZJkRhmP7mhf13-CCUGrC1k434GjakV0ecdl4cbM6jsC_hc0zevHm9Z8TxBhvY1Ra5KcsBvue4dglkuXTdZfSe4bRALeanVTpvuPdT50shBahwCiiBlvI7mA/s1600-h/Library+-+1700.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwUVWGic6X4lUVqyOi8KyLNZJkRhmP7mhf13-CCUGrC1k434GjakV0ecdl4cbM6jsC_hc0zevHm9Z8TxBhvY1Ra5KcsBvue4dglkuXTdZfSe4bRALeanVTpvuPdT50shBahwCiiBlvI7mA/s320/Library+-+1700.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062642252189840034" /></a>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00132086025476251728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758512877328567744.post-19544164950598219052007-05-08T06:32:00.000-07:002007-05-08T06:46:05.871-07:0044) Final Varnish Touch UpMy new paddles came, 40 bucks each, old town canoe, rock on.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwuZnguHbSf-boYq22_XT_R3EtFUA9jgUkWrD9JEKsu87Maak6GoEt3tG1nwQQ7-5z0MeqfMiJ1IxuMUB7pQquZxOmAyUei_OkiN9bJvydRC5rGmBFpy3-THRg51yiS8_gxdMJTcA4bqno/s1600-h/Last+Roll+-+08.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwuZnguHbSf-boYq22_XT_R3EtFUA9jgUkWrD9JEKsu87Maak6GoEt3tG1nwQQ7-5z0MeqfMiJ1IxuMUB7pQquZxOmAyUei_OkiN9bJvydRC5rGmBFpy3-THRg51yiS8_gxdMJTcA4bqno/s320/Last+Roll+-+08.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062185224719872594" /></a><br />I knew that Z Spar flagship varnish was prone to dripping and sagging when I boutght it, so I was not upset when I found drips and sags. Although it is really hard to see any flaws until you get it in the right light, this makes fixing drips and sags difficult. Last night I wet sanded the last of the drips and then I marked the spots with blue painters tape before I revarnished them. This is the last coat of varnish... period. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil7U6WbuDHMd6E5aADIdL_tWv5Xto15YH6TmTU0SQZQvPX98ybcCWhUqSWEycl-OsN4hku0CsNjj7CD09CY5VnzrsMl2Ug0jpo-yyCpiUkcawNRfGu1xq24sx2lm2qxmK282rbOgUqDshH/s1600-h/Last+Roll+-+13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil7U6WbuDHMd6E5aADIdL_tWv5Xto15YH6TmTU0SQZQvPX98ybcCWhUqSWEycl-OsN4hku0CsNjj7CD09CY5VnzrsMl2Ug0jpo-yyCpiUkcawNRfGu1xq24sx2lm2qxmK282rbOgUqDshH/s320/Last+Roll+-+13.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062185224719872610" /></a><br />I tipped the canoe up to see what the final product looks like.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPlpVAI3yr7KkTqC1GQmVSRS6EVJaVKgyHCvtWY5UEjWSmgb0uQ4Dffs1fnp9jApn2GeiakSJxqppNO_Regwj1TREjl_f2UatJTBw8wl8ydnruUJWiNIie76ShRnI7pp7odFLh7xxsx7FP/s1600-h/Last+Roll+-+10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPlpVAI3yr7KkTqC1GQmVSRS6EVJaVKgyHCvtWY5UEjWSmgb0uQ4Dffs1fnp9jApn2GeiakSJxqppNO_Regwj1TREjl_f2UatJTBw8wl8ydnruUJWiNIie76ShRnI7pp7odFLh7xxsx7FP/s320/Last+Roll+-+10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062185229014839922" /></a><br />The only thing left to do is to install the brass stem bands. To prepare for this, I pre-screwed #4 stainless screws into the pre-drilled holes in the stem. Brass screws are notorious for breaking and I wanted to cut the threads in the wood so I did not have to deal with a bunch of broken screws. Guess what happened.... I broke a damn stainless screw off in my nice shiny stem. One last curse from the canoe gods, I need to come up with a game plan to remove the screw... and then I will put on my stem bands.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE4zfuf6rVPLEHrwxdfeBXPRjc-VUDb3n9Z08n7GPAIlmtrT0fLwQm2lsNbMEbr-fXb8K0pHmdUuKzSd2Ce9gJKjCn5ziFJUtFem2xWawQYNlb6DEpgDeruMXd_wXCfeB-ZEM2IH52jkiF/s1600-h/Last+Roll+-+14.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE4zfuf6rVPLEHrwxdfeBXPRjc-VUDb3n9Z08n7GPAIlmtrT0fLwQm2lsNbMEbr-fXb8K0pHmdUuKzSd2Ce9gJKjCn5ziFJUtFem2xWawQYNlb6DEpgDeruMXd_wXCfeB-ZEM2IH52jkiF/s320/Last+Roll+-+14.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062185233309807234" /></a><br />Next time, stem bands and sea trials (or stream trials)!Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00132086025476251728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758512877328567744.post-70567672193601579362007-04-24T18:04:00.000-07:002007-04-24T18:12:24.391-07:0043) Flip and RipTonight, I bolted on the thwart and flipped the canoe over. The first coat on the outside has been thinned by 10%. This allows for easier spreading on the sanded epoxy. It is nice to finally see the what the finished canoe looks like. I finally see the light at the end of the tunnel.... only 5 or 6 more coats of varnish and a lot of wet sanding! Woohoo!<br />Here are my helpers/ audience tonight.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJrYE1yKa4nOB8JFkcKnMT1e3f_LK37bV5xeGQeEhYK7TBWa1xrz2Yeq05qv2ysoNBi_FlSMforA1sQiGD7g-70ystiiEC3xJXzmkILRgTFWgnsKP-dsK-bmKi9hvsihByDpWhFihbmUUS/s1600-h/Canoe+Pics+-+313.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJrYE1yKa4nOB8JFkcKnMT1e3f_LK37bV5xeGQeEhYK7TBWa1xrz2Yeq05qv2ysoNBi_FlSMforA1sQiGD7g-70ystiiEC3xJXzmkILRgTFWgnsKP-dsK-bmKi9hvsihByDpWhFihbmUUS/s320/Canoe+Pics+-+313.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5057167109485277714" /></a><br />Thats a good lookin thwart. The brass bolt heads look nice with the varnished cherry.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJNw5mPkAK0CzwEqBi9OlUXwVDSCut55tfAQOxFrw-wc1Xg_EcxfYXnuo3lL_IGPtGqROasgtY1WSUt6HG6xrxwa293avOY19H4L0S-5c274rh7zsnY3mMAMMFUd5n8hAHaLCPC4W8Uzu/s1600-h/Canoe+Pics+-+314.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJNw5mPkAK0CzwEqBi9OlUXwVDSCut55tfAQOxFrw-wc1Xg_EcxfYXnuo3lL_IGPtGqROasgtY1WSUt6HG6xrxwa293avOY19H4L0S-5c274rh7zsnY3mMAMMFUd5n8hAHaLCPC4W8Uzu/s320/Canoe+Pics+-+314.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5057167109485277730" /></a><br />At the beginning.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPjtOdrVfsn1jGGoNpSyplOm34B5fl0uguqCKCNUlR3Y6zwoD_NsnJAvAL0w1Szm1trlCEfhi294aH_D3X5EOKWsv3zov_JPyUMlKeo11rfhztliygXU_31L4TdUqaNeGXvzhOFFA3u0mm/s1600-h/Canoe+Pics+-+317.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPjtOdrVfsn1jGGoNpSyplOm34B5fl0uguqCKCNUlR3Y6zwoD_NsnJAvAL0w1Szm1trlCEfhi294aH_D3X5EOKWsv3zov_JPyUMlKeo11rfhztliygXU_31L4TdUqaNeGXvzhOFFA3u0mm/s320/Canoe+Pics+-+317.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5057167113780245042" /></a><br />At the end.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis-Qs3OkJ5lldXoht2SNMoL_Wiq5eltEFGfSZhAmcBNAHrnIvXEi4IoNkXYakyH5eD_tzduckbv4xFxmI9s2bqsPgmvZzcr4swF7m1n77wjjWr_VJlvlE8Yf9d41vFQM-SeRXAO9gn8rdX/s1600-h/Canoe+Pics+-+321.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis-Qs3OkJ5lldXoht2SNMoL_Wiq5eltEFGfSZhAmcBNAHrnIvXEi4IoNkXYakyH5eD_tzduckbv4xFxmI9s2bqsPgmvZzcr4swF7m1n77wjjWr_VJlvlE8Yf9d41vFQM-SeRXAO9gn8rdX/s320/Canoe+Pics+-+321.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5057167118075212354" /></a>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00132086025476251728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758512877328567744.post-3170648275378963342007-04-21T13:20:00.000-07:002007-04-21T13:29:18.051-07:0042) Varnish InsideVarnishing the inside is not really difficult, just time consuming. Wet sand drips (Zspar Flagship varnish produces a lot of drips), tack rag dust, wipe down with acetone, varnish, repeat. Once you have one coat of varnish on, it is hard to see where the next coat is, good light is important. Ultimately, I wish the inside looked better than it does, but I do intend to use this canoe, hopefully a lot. I have come to the point where I have accepted that I need to get this thing finished and I can't keep worrying about small details. Here are some pics of the canoe so far.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhOvfBlwCvf27y7nZ8cgnL87Xf7OB6Apcy02GEbLvBDb9x80FQyg8VLEA2pKpWK-z_B98M6EQdfgDnv9cZNldj6XwWf25QLO38hPDOLKQZ0c16bLcK4aeEGVj4tKR-Ha7hYc1PbopgnpWK/s1600-h/Library+-+1662.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhOvfBlwCvf27y7nZ8cgnL87Xf7OB6Apcy02GEbLvBDb9x80FQyg8VLEA2pKpWK-z_B98M6EQdfgDnv9cZNldj6XwWf25QLO38hPDOLKQZ0c16bLcK4aeEGVj4tKR-Ha7hYc1PbopgnpWK/s320/Library+-+1662.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5055981101279160354" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMLsl7W4mofFYJmPW7MBrfgivN92E1UNPpyuJc-wdyc2nXqeV7K_irdQMmx968FUl2y1KtRBpRmNbco5WlcQoWtyTMQAcyuI82m0Btjk-cHOklvbc-Fz3pKvpcwZuJ7Byi-ox6ZoCYlfqX/s1600-h/Library+-+1660.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMLsl7W4mofFYJmPW7MBrfgivN92E1UNPpyuJc-wdyc2nXqeV7K_irdQMmx968FUl2y1KtRBpRmNbco5WlcQoWtyTMQAcyuI82m0Btjk-cHOklvbc-Fz3pKvpcwZuJ7Byi-ox6ZoCYlfqX/s320/Library+-+1660.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5055981105574127666" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLyuJH9Xk0WjPE5h98e1xhDFEo5QiXfPWinEuE91ABcbz0NP_wP_Qd6VKgn7td2-ECn_PJh6d72LbrI4OSuSGCB9-l0hrC-nITnjgs2DI3-XyKRBZPACLwJpaSippwGQPHx1SJfOaAiB03/s1600-h/Library+-+1663.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLyuJH9Xk0WjPE5h98e1xhDFEo5QiXfPWinEuE91ABcbz0NP_wP_Qd6VKgn7td2-ECn_PJh6d72LbrI4OSuSGCB9-l0hrC-nITnjgs2DI3-XyKRBZPACLwJpaSippwGQPHx1SJfOaAiB03/s320/Library+-+1663.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5055981105574127682" /></a>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00132086025476251728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758512877328567744.post-41807423959930488282007-04-08T08:33:00.000-07:002007-04-08T08:37:21.607-07:0041) Seats FinishedThis weekend, I put the first coat of varnish on the inside of the canoe. Unfortunately, I didn't take my camera so I do not have any pics. I did finish the seats and wove both of them. I must say the varnished cherry with the dark red webbing looks pretty cool. I will try to get some pictures of the hull later this week. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIht90F0lrznKGghuGdKxfN5tzBAs5Oebc12KcPht1TP2B6Y2Rwm9VP_kfzlQp5c5Qv_3bzTYWpHZP2UxUiMJC0GHOU8SQxSRaXVTkvEn_M414UHF4Nd3YKsQmHX1r3m48w7DgG5aKFn6m/s1600-h/Library+-+1657.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIht90F0lrznKGghuGdKxfN5tzBAs5Oebc12KcPht1TP2B6Y2Rwm9VP_kfzlQp5c5Qv_3bzTYWpHZP2UxUiMJC0GHOU8SQxSRaXVTkvEn_M414UHF4Nd3YKsQmHX1r3m48w7DgG5aKFn6m/s320/Library+-+1657.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5051081793476298210" /></a>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00132086025476251728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758512877328567744.post-32782416112352612192007-04-01T10:29:00.000-07:002007-04-01T10:45:15.574-07:0040) Beginning the FinishingThis past week I filled all remaining voids and cracks, and finally finished sanding. This weekend I began the varnishing. The first coats of varnish are fill coats designed to seal any unfinished wood (wood not sealed with epoxy). The unfinished wood is basically all of the trim, seats, and thwart. The varnish I chose was Z-Spar Flagship marine varnish by Petit. I chose this varnish becase I live in Florida and I wanted the maximum UV protection. First, I thinned the varnish 30% with Petit brand thinner (It is always a good idea to use the same manufacturer on things like this). Then I simply brushed the thinned varnish on with a foam brush. Not all foam brushes are created equal - the ones made in China are crap, they flake and "chatter" when you pull them over marine varnish. I got my brushes at Ace hardware, be sure to get the ones that say JEN MFG USA on the handle (I got this tip on the Bear Mountain Boat Shop forum). I plan on doing 3 coats with the thinned varnish and 3 or 4 with regular varnish.<br />Here are my weapons of choice for this weekend.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNGZKkZ2grMx65lr_ayBbRD_TAWYKwGVJBpHP3FOn5VWBHEOxccII2vFJ0bdW5lC6wQNqQZmGJeSw5zis3TnEHQb6XuKALmNTmkc9G2pibj1obRWbfJR4CxDecSYJx9c0Uj_0FFP4Oaks5/s1600-h/Last+Roll+-+11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNGZKkZ2grMx65lr_ayBbRD_TAWYKwGVJBpHP3FOn5VWBHEOxccII2vFJ0bdW5lC6wQNqQZmGJeSw5zis3TnEHQb6XuKALmNTmkc9G2pibj1obRWbfJR4CxDecSYJx9c0Uj_0FFP4Oaks5/s320/Last+Roll+-+11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048516963192742738" /></a><br />Taped of and varnished decks and gunnels, the cherry looks beautiful.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZvGWWRYBHWdTe8SlVRRdqIzXiyLggfDGt9QmKkQAS0ffRB958i5eKw33VP1wURUmqzDe69QZjYRJYFADa0147LdZyEuXxkCSE4dROys7NUAxgSZHG5SZ1A0DrOt3sVmfBdcY57L1GQDD/s1600-h/Last+Roll+-+07.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZvGWWRYBHWdTe8SlVRRdqIzXiyLggfDGt9QmKkQAS0ffRB958i5eKw33VP1wURUmqzDe69QZjYRJYFADa0147LdZyEuXxkCSE4dROys7NUAxgSZHG5SZ1A0DrOt3sVmfBdcY57L1GQDD/s320/Last+Roll+-+07.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048516967487710050" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgfJVkG9uMnNi-5POYeJVPj2eP3WgWe6-cwo_xI31R9Z6VJ1O16mH6xQsKwnqCHcySbsm5mMEHhUXaHv6-k62rbCvDj3kjRFNdsCffPO_-ccgKpXWFQFvAjStZy0xe4tnQRgvulVIqGaP/s1600-h/Last+Roll+-+02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEgfJVkG9uMnNi-5POYeJVPj2eP3WgWe6-cwo_xI31R9Z6VJ1O16mH6xQsKwnqCHcySbsm5mMEHhUXaHv6-k62rbCvDj3kjRFNdsCffPO_-ccgKpXWFQFvAjStZy0xe4tnQRgvulVIqGaP/s320/Last+Roll+-+02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048516971782677362" /></a><br />I can't wait to varnish the hull.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgztEwhPSD_VSOv6p7uzKT1kq5Dc0AeVHfKKgLhH9M-aQ0l6KY8DMA9TtTue3nFUgB3vWmRSvAzqzZyQDfSIBsC8YkANbBBXZZ00UrRGsaOFrnT_t2YCBmdUpMEmxLTYAxnwBfX3NiirIR/s1600-h/Last+Roll+-+03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgztEwhPSD_VSOv6p7uzKT1kq5Dc0AeVHfKKgLhH9M-aQ0l6KY8DMA9TtTue3nFUgB3vWmRSvAzqzZyQDfSIBsC8YkANbBBXZZ00UrRGsaOFrnT_t2YCBmdUpMEmxLTYAxnwBfX3NiirIR/s320/Last+Roll+-+03.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048516971782677378" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0uApLE7vWGWHf7WCONpvsfmDMs69T9YZjFV4ztAqec2hx-9LF853v9NmP-qvz9GUEB3ptIZdISo7S5IqrjrMSHb114gP6hpeZyF8rZPX-H32hlMv5yYtnLqBkPI_c098C0331ftfPcQlx/s1600-h/Last+Roll+-+05.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0uApLE7vWGWHf7WCONpvsfmDMs69T9YZjFV4ztAqec2hx-9LF853v9NmP-qvz9GUEB3ptIZdISo7S5IqrjrMSHb114gP6hpeZyF8rZPX-H32hlMv5yYtnLqBkPI_c098C0331ftfPcQlx/s320/Last+Roll+-+05.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5048516976077644690" /></a>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00132086025476251728noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758512877328567744.post-57263089654418386522007-03-20T07:59:00.000-07:002007-03-20T08:02:28.005-07:0039) Final SandingI spent a good part of Saturday doing a final sand of 120 grit on the entire hull. I found a couple of small places I still need to fill. I also need to dry fit the brass stem bands and seal the stems with one last coat of epoxy. Then it is time to varinish!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBmCm8eJMK9KlBBwPUpJKb-KRBrhNYJZ8UYCb51MuXiUQrjhSWUXNtkNSt8dLGein6OhHBWOIrf9yEARhLS8P9_75GxuDTIu4vtJe_Lk5u6NaGNVElfZfAD7Yc15aTYSA7Tce-NJS_jUjs/s1600-h/Canoe+Pics+-+291.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBmCm8eJMK9KlBBwPUpJKb-KRBrhNYJZ8UYCb51MuXiUQrjhSWUXNtkNSt8dLGein6OhHBWOIrf9yEARhLS8P9_75GxuDTIu4vtJe_Lk5u6NaGNVElfZfAD7Yc15aTYSA7Tce-NJS_jUjs/s320/Canoe+Pics+-+291.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044022141730163010" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJ6cpPBsKilvY0_chMauNpQHS0a4y8ZukwTGojDfmtc5Oehxh4XegrgNkbP2jqNOhrAXrBF2NNZaWVV-qR32Bf1J5VI3HLyO6X7Cce4p2jwnjpHsDaxlCKKf_gEu7QzJhAi7EFnSGPpr8/s1600-h/Canoe+Pics+-+292.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJ6cpPBsKilvY0_chMauNpQHS0a4y8ZukwTGojDfmtc5Oehxh4XegrgNkbP2jqNOhrAXrBF2NNZaWVV-qR32Bf1J5VI3HLyO6X7Cce4p2jwnjpHsDaxlCKKf_gEu7QzJhAi7EFnSGPpr8/s320/Canoe+Pics+-+292.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044022146025130322" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdauvBtaEE96aTeA1kX-NE_lDwFrTUmodXdaPAvXyp4yr23pseQXvfgOYsqeHf4Hx3clpecjucMFbOaBdRg4FGBMyNv3tXmGQji2ca5amK6DFy9vTrIKwenrN9qmmlfP7Bwxb8SGxugd6G/s1600-h/Canoe+Pics+-+293.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdauvBtaEE96aTeA1kX-NE_lDwFrTUmodXdaPAvXyp4yr23pseQXvfgOYsqeHf4Hx3clpecjucMFbOaBdRg4FGBMyNv3tXmGQji2ca5amK6DFy9vTrIKwenrN9qmmlfP7Bwxb8SGxugd6G/s320/Canoe+Pics+-+293.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044022154615064930" /></a>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00132086025476251728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758512877328567744.post-83174634309781380912007-03-12T17:49:00.000-07:002007-03-12T17:57:15.960-07:0038) Sand, Plug, Fill - RepeatToday I cut out over 70 plugs in scrap pieces of cherry. These were used to fill the countersunk holes in the outwales, sealing the brass screws inside the wood. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJKAPdjRoqh8DirmIfPz8SXAjO1UEYJMDo5Je0ziItx2spK45L336vmfrSTDi7PqtSwlBrQfp1c3BIJZ2lel66H2ykzW2jpP3bFybktDCv-DhXUOlDdIqf-0CpW6ziZXWgTUexM21IO3p/s1600-h/Last+Roll+-+04.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJKAPdjRoqh8DirmIfPz8SXAjO1UEYJMDo5Je0ziItx2spK45L336vmfrSTDi7PqtSwlBrQfp1c3BIJZ2lel66H2ykzW2jpP3bFybktDCv-DhXUOlDdIqf-0CpW6ziZXWgTUexM21IO3p/s320/Last+Roll+-+04.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041206608343718898" /></a><br />Before I filled the holes, I disassembled everything and sanded the decks, inwales and tops of the gunwales with 60 grit paper. This gave me an idea of all the places that needed filler (I wanted to use the leftover epoxy from gluing the plugs to fill any gaps). Then I epoxied the plugs in place and used the leftover goop to fill some cracks. Next time... sand the gunwales and plugs smooth.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg43wDiK-I61su35WUghSEwVOIGx_eKelOA1JRBQvOs-XnxESbhLfT5Vmu9LahjXjiFoZAAVNEoAFNX1tAsIhPPuX4v9i0PM_WsRQsuWJyLSSww4shMlU0bEzoc_inliYs6MvooH4fxxOHP/s1600-h/Last+Roll+-+05.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg43wDiK-I61su35WUghSEwVOIGx_eKelOA1JRBQvOs-XnxESbhLfT5Vmu9LahjXjiFoZAAVNEoAFNX1tAsIhPPuX4v9i0PM_WsRQsuWJyLSSww4shMlU0bEzoc_inliYs6MvooH4fxxOHP/s320/Last+Roll+-+05.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041206612638686210" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxzQmvSb8c2HslDBp_2PGh_v7u47petgNI2uGOUTfwH3b59WNyieA-KwHGPhIFYtIk9wcCdYkwyLLsuQsnzXhwfGfg1TaAuIRVYa-XLV27oIOY4OpW5qQrybngituc064ZPylxYqKH3CCd/s1600-h/Last+Roll+-+06.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxzQmvSb8c2HslDBp_2PGh_v7u47petgNI2uGOUTfwH3b59WNyieA-KwHGPhIFYtIk9wcCdYkwyLLsuQsnzXhwfGfg1TaAuIRVYa-XLV27oIOY4OpW5qQrybngituc064ZPylxYqKH3CCd/s320/Last+Roll+-+06.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041206612638686226" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOhP0tFc0qXMAHe8G_xsdPQCq0JzZFs6zHKdEwKZFn-qsLH0hnJO77S5wX7HvkQubZ9qQXAoElnwYtbuxRFhjhlgSPi3jFzGJuMyvg9-Cfyn8MNdOhyvaCM3l3LwEObDns9UmBQzFHB2U/s1600-h/Last+Roll+-+08.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOhP0tFc0qXMAHe8G_xsdPQCq0JzZFs6zHKdEwKZFn-qsLH0hnJO77S5wX7HvkQubZ9qQXAoElnwYtbuxRFhjhlgSPi3jFzGJuMyvg9-Cfyn8MNdOhyvaCM3l3LwEObDns9UmBQzFHB2U/s320/Last+Roll+-+08.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041206616933653538" /></a>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00132086025476251728noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758512877328567744.post-61745777431876460942007-03-12T17:47:00.000-07:002007-03-12T17:49:07.710-07:0037) Last Dry FitThis weekend I dry fitted the seats and got my first glimpse of the finished canoe.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxXGLwMVnriR7NCKrg6vXsZCxrMFRr676ODc_3JCYCgyHATeI-z4fH1hJJCszfOXWrUQ8mwM9GbUjHWWVgx-HCZs8KN85bhLujL3RtqSB4j_01dCGL2CHQD75amWKQfPBc49UJ9bQEHnf/s1600-h/Last+Roll+-+01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxXGLwMVnriR7NCKrg6vXsZCxrMFRr676ODc_3JCYCgyHATeI-z4fH1hJJCszfOXWrUQ8mwM9GbUjHWWVgx-HCZs8KN85bhLujL3RtqSB4j_01dCGL2CHQD75amWKQfPBc49UJ9bQEHnf/s320/Last+Roll+-+01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041204619773860818" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwnN82EPqV5ZeXp9HAyLvCmbz0G0ynrBIRIo3_1ZXY02mGKCcI0L6f2VVy5vz-8MhgBf34vAlVDzkCYEdggk04giydTZdjvC72252SqnHqHR9f2tYfrCKKsSOVLlgtFUOgcr9t23VCnl2/s1600-h/Last+Roll+-+02.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLwnN82EPqV5ZeXp9HAyLvCmbz0G0ynrBIRIo3_1ZXY02mGKCcI0L6f2VVy5vz-8MhgBf34vAlVDzkCYEdggk04giydTZdjvC72252SqnHqHR9f2tYfrCKKsSOVLlgtFUOgcr9t23VCnl2/s320/Last+Roll+-+02.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041204628363795426" /></a>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00132086025476251728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758512877328567744.post-43428907127130184422007-03-12T10:58:00.000-07:002007-03-12T11:07:15.262-07:0036) OutwalesThe outwales were scarfed and tapered similar to the inwales. The outwales are attached with thickened epoxy and brass screws. Like most cedar strip canoes you see, I countersunk all of the screws. The holes will then be filled with plugs cut from scrap cherry. Because the outwales are screwed on, I was able to attach both at the same time. I did leave some clamps on for 1 day (to add a little extra pressure while the epoxy set). Overall this step was very easy and quite satisfying. Although, if you decide to go this route and countersink the screws, make sure that you buy a couple of replacement bits for your countersink (I have broken 6 or 7 bits throughout the build, including 3 on the outwales). Matt provided an extra hand holding the outwales in place while I screwed them in. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_gudspjfwCvCr8fS34-RspIjW-cHpPw3pWz0tP29Reg4B3_K3JNlXhj0TIT1CWmNvzqGZnH7ABLW_68U-0lvM-hakma65L5RcTxsErG0rrn7hzJEwIwBUT_pHKib_QZQkXFgI7PfupM6d/s1600-h/Canoe+Pics+-+274.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_gudspjfwCvCr8fS34-RspIjW-cHpPw3pWz0tP29Reg4B3_K3JNlXhj0TIT1CWmNvzqGZnH7ABLW_68U-0lvM-hakma65L5RcTxsErG0rrn7hzJEwIwBUT_pHKib_QZQkXFgI7PfupM6d/s320/Canoe+Pics+-+274.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041100836184120242" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqdzWB_5RveI0Ru6aHz3QtlUHvYdiFnqg_p7mIUIFDgfU0Y-9J9qAfbaCEALucUUDoo3zP-WTEouJbIaNVbeQAUpB2NYN7NzNoeLuvrO7DywOoIROoX8e8fe000hGmMK_xJ3TmXqoR4HDY/s1600-h/Canoe+Pics+-+277.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqdzWB_5RveI0Ru6aHz3QtlUHvYdiFnqg_p7mIUIFDgfU0Y-9J9qAfbaCEALucUUDoo3zP-WTEouJbIaNVbeQAUpB2NYN7NzNoeLuvrO7DywOoIROoX8e8fe000hGmMK_xJ3TmXqoR4HDY/s320/Canoe+Pics+-+277.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041100836184120258" /></a>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00132086025476251728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758512877328567744.post-31173209387597602982007-03-12T08:04:00.000-07:002007-03-12T08:10:27.415-07:0035) Deck InstallI installed the decks according to the instructions in Canoecraft (using epoxy and brass screws). I drew the pleasing curve you see on the bottom of the deck with the help of an empty flower pot in Matt's driveway. I then used Elie's new Bosch jigsaw to cut the curve. On a side note, I am now a Bosch convert, this jigsaw was smoother than any other I have ever used. The cut was so nice, I did not even sand the cut before I installed the decks... Awesome. Finally, I used thickened epoxy to fill any gaps.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVvjQKXavrTWfM_qT4Nqurb_eSXhk6z0AS6_vaiPf-z_bE0T2vH7nhfhyphenhyphenW8-AvAeqNbmyUHaj_PvNDOwZJQMiPjjAr7dxFJ4a7wf1UdScldGH5Xi9rBztNKJMLJ75XWloIYLCJFam-VRPz/s1600-h/Canoe+Pics+-+275.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVvjQKXavrTWfM_qT4Nqurb_eSXhk6z0AS6_vaiPf-z_bE0T2vH7nhfhyphenhyphenW8-AvAeqNbmyUHaj_PvNDOwZJQMiPjjAr7dxFJ4a7wf1UdScldGH5Xi9rBztNKJMLJ75XWloIYLCJFam-VRPz/s320/Canoe+Pics+-+275.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041055395430128546" /></a>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00132086025476251728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758512877328567744.post-4627120232012028372007-03-12T07:51:00.000-07:002007-03-12T08:02:27.950-07:0034) DecksI had plenty of cherry for the decks, but I wanted to spice it up a bit. I needed some contrasting hardwood to accentuate the deck (maybe some walnut or ash). Unfortunately, the Friday before I wanted to glue up my decks, I stopped by the local cabinet shop only to find that they were closed! I couldn't bring myself to just have plain cherry decks, so I headed off to Home Depot to see what I could find. All I found was poor grade softwood.... until I wandered into the hardwood flooring section. I finally settled on bamboo (trust me). I bought a little transition strip (the kind that helps you transition from a wood floor to carpet or tile) and was able to rip enough hardwood out of it for my decks. I decided to go with a bamboo racing stripe, flanked by two thinner accent strips on the sides. Here are some pictures of the glue up.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOaCnsrKpxIWXig8ljLVh2LrPJBfeccABEzMylmszxi3-QhjtElLCpeb1eWlU93KJp__V4vptTdFVDyq4dJzNUzvF9ACB8yEgEV-X9MF2WTmiJ_09Z9xU4YTr56GgjcA_WIfG5v7uCKMo/s1600-h/Canoe+Pics+-+265.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOaCnsrKpxIWXig8ljLVh2LrPJBfeccABEzMylmszxi3-QhjtElLCpeb1eWlU93KJp__V4vptTdFVDyq4dJzNUzvF9ACB8yEgEV-X9MF2WTmiJ_09Z9xU4YTr56GgjcA_WIfG5v7uCKMo/s320/Canoe+Pics+-+265.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041053488464649074" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_5rw7h058SMt7Ol205iufwvUuokmDFkvy4BYJzmo001kt2D9CcQX9E0_jT7SsjbeJrtLzOsTDtCY2sRSmr5R28i8qI_qCxC_abwBgGScr6KOJwG1B4QLPfoc-TenfL3cOqA40Ni_QWSS/s1600-h/Canoe+Pics+-+267.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_5rw7h058SMt7Ol205iufwvUuokmDFkvy4BYJzmo001kt2D9CcQX9E0_jT7SsjbeJrtLzOsTDtCY2sRSmr5R28i8qI_qCxC_abwBgGScr6KOJwG1B4QLPfoc-TenfL3cOqA40Ni_QWSS/s320/Canoe+Pics+-+267.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041053492759616386" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB9OqvlHiWvz0EQGQxyeX4geqb48zp2kk3l9vc3GEd5uONg5dz8UEQAg5HPwP5Io18t2HRY8zk8RwQDDW-vHbS9f1FpIExe9RFBYatRcp9iz0gZgz3NInRHdQ7y_PJ-XMMM0ZIcJcMud81/s1600-h/Canoe+Pics+-+268.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB9OqvlHiWvz0EQGQxyeX4geqb48zp2kk3l9vc3GEd5uONg5dz8UEQAg5HPwP5Io18t2HRY8zk8RwQDDW-vHbS9f1FpIExe9RFBYatRcp9iz0gZgz3NInRHdQ7y_PJ-XMMM0ZIcJcMud81/s320/Canoe+Pics+-+268.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041053497054583698" /></a>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00132086025476251728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758512877328567744.post-47456811940796776352007-03-12T07:45:00.000-07:002007-03-12T07:50:53.543-07:0033) Thwart Dry FittingMy seat and thwart bolts are silicon bronze (ordered from Newfound Woodworks). I just got the shipment, so I decided to dry fit the thward. Drilling holes in my new inwales took some courage. I spent a long time scarfing, cutting, gluing and measuring these inwales. I would hate to screw it up with a misplaced hole. So I measured 3 times and took the plunge. Installation was actually very uneventful, but the thwart adds a lot of visual appeal to the canoe.<br />Don't worry mom, here is proof that I wear my safety goggles.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOeu0VGkdItzfB-0eGlrghW0MAMergMrTycyHamgunDfl2ZjUEgciDRVDjlM7jhgvxIhTZXJ_rYqsly5Kjwhn2rB6DZHm-F_a-CL0jELOJnIPp2sz0A17ftsTZFWtc3NtzwhQLl2JrrUth/s1600-h/Canoe+Pics+-+269.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOeu0VGkdItzfB-0eGlrghW0MAMergMrTycyHamgunDfl2ZjUEgciDRVDjlM7jhgvxIhTZXJ_rYqsly5Kjwhn2rB6DZHm-F_a-CL0jELOJnIPp2sz0A17ftsTZFWtc3NtzwhQLl2JrrUth/s320/Canoe+Pics+-+269.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041050400383163218" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLUm5fCTOE1cp7QmmK1kmdqM8xdjlbojqz4uHIHzP-rdp6O48geRJ8ckVQXlsQUbKPEmZrP128PSiY_7ROPojVywCi5enjccXJ9qDgEEvudDEm2lV7lKEnl9jJ1ug9fwkryJTVCKoDE11Q/s1600-h/Canoe+Pics+-+271.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLUm5fCTOE1cp7QmmK1kmdqM8xdjlbojqz4uHIHzP-rdp6O48geRJ8ckVQXlsQUbKPEmZrP128PSiY_7ROPojVywCi5enjccXJ9qDgEEvudDEm2lV7lKEnl9jJ1ug9fwkryJTVCKoDE11Q/s320/Canoe+Pics+-+271.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041050400383163234" /></a>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00132086025476251728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758512877328567744.post-21455286982430964952007-03-12T07:29:00.000-07:002007-03-12T07:43:49.870-07:0032) Working on SeatsErin has luckily volunteered to make headway on the seats. I marked out all of the mortises needed on the seat frames and Erin drilled the mortises out with a 1/4" brad point bit in the drill guide. I followed up with a chisel and file to clean up the holes. After I had the pieces finished I clamped the seat together and did a test weave. I ordered this 1/2" nylon webbing from the web (Erin picked out the color). Chris Glad emailed me some great instructions on how to weave the seats, I am also showing a picture from the back of the seats so you can get an idea how it is woven (it is very sloppy, but this is a test weave). I think it looks really cool. Next I glued the seats up with dowels and gorilla glue. I did a test glue of the joint with gorilla glue, as I suspected, the wood failed before the glue joint (sorry no pic). So gorilla glue will work just fine.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwJa1lmEPjaYfwL6cBm17UPZcblO1PdYoJwEmwMnXgh919qSt3uCljDdn5j9_nzIoOjg7EKidt20RodiZie0nuT5cVqbj-zn_wUaZceCXXeTEN7tFoKGLSjRbie11hBvuojgJzHT5WAWGK/s1600-h/Canoe+Pics+-+254.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwJa1lmEPjaYfwL6cBm17UPZcblO1PdYoJwEmwMnXgh919qSt3uCljDdn5j9_nzIoOjg7EKidt20RodiZie0nuT5cVqbj-zn_wUaZceCXXeTEN7tFoKGLSjRbie11hBvuojgJzHT5WAWGK/s320/Canoe+Pics+-+254.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041048673806310162" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1BspVABk65z0rAPAzBQinxrtqoKr1pKcM13qYTW5gx2_I1LP1o7DAFGGZTkbP6ZqwsbQb30p5W35rwJCQsZKf8bcmdPuP2Ip9QeO1dNJ9B8zomRfVTu0vtv0wFOBitYxSxqMGQnsT9iuQ/s1600-h/Canoe+Pics+-+256.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1BspVABk65z0rAPAzBQinxrtqoKr1pKcM13qYTW5gx2_I1LP1o7DAFGGZTkbP6ZqwsbQb30p5W35rwJCQsZKf8bcmdPuP2Ip9QeO1dNJ9B8zomRfVTu0vtv0wFOBitYxSxqMGQnsT9iuQ/s320/Canoe+Pics+-+256.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041048678101277474" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwf6mUT86D9WFQ8m1L0hEbphO5TODS6y8MBdh9Y0P1DQ7hae86cXBmxkjXiwfquXtkD3pWMyF6m9WhDh0bO9y2OZ4h8cd5IRX8BcS6L68iphgIblc6UtfaKluMED4Te2kM3Ly4z_pDjLbk/s1600-h/Canoe+Pics+-+262.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwf6mUT86D9WFQ8m1L0hEbphO5TODS6y8MBdh9Y0P1DQ7hae86cXBmxkjXiwfquXtkD3pWMyF6m9WhDh0bO9y2OZ4h8cd5IRX8BcS6L68iphgIblc6UtfaKluMED4Te2kM3Ly4z_pDjLbk/s320/Canoe+Pics+-+262.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041048682396244786" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz0omtRXu1SdPGG0sTatSJ_7I4Fbq-N-2ScR8pRHPPB4ZFJS5yDKax4BFlN3eSgHS16dI-0sjuDoXiX6Tr2skOizuFdO7ueMYhOd2g105mCk7WzYDJEveq1SA51dKDhzaNN-vtUr97u0uc/s1600-h/Canoe+Pics+-+264.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz0omtRXu1SdPGG0sTatSJ_7I4Fbq-N-2ScR8pRHPPB4ZFJS5yDKax4BFlN3eSgHS16dI-0sjuDoXiX6Tr2skOizuFdO7ueMYhOd2g105mCk7WzYDJEveq1SA51dKDhzaNN-vtUr97u0uc/s320/Canoe+Pics+-+264.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041048686691212098" /></a>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00132086025476251728noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758512877328567744.post-68867899009282562872007-03-09T11:11:00.000-08:002007-03-12T11:12:09.119-07:0031) InwalesFor the inwales, I scarfed together two 8" strips of cherry. I thought of about 10 different ways to make the scuppered slots on the inwales. I decided that the easiest method would be to cut 1/4" by 3/4" by 3.5" spacers and glue them onto the inwales. I was not too sure how well this would work, but after I put them on it looked great. At the ends of each inwale, I attached a 30" long spacer, this allowed me to cut a taper down to a half inch at the ends of the inwales. Tapering the inwales and outwales adds a nice touch to the canoe. Due to a limited number of clamps, I could only attach one inwale at a time.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi16dOSzpx3bg9IWbW7bLclmXp16B3jqXdECadJyH7w3eGyECPPdCzcN8GBBrsV2bzAwoXNTJRnPYWNwV2uQMB1o2JnEwWlGuy7ihm570Q1kBBIOo2wxiP7TjBw6e-P9YNsbt0_MOm7VNiq/s1600-h/Canoe+Pics+-+243.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi16dOSzpx3bg9IWbW7bLclmXp16B3jqXdECadJyH7w3eGyECPPdCzcN8GBBrsV2bzAwoXNTJRnPYWNwV2uQMB1o2JnEwWlGuy7ihm570Q1kBBIOo2wxiP7TjBw6e-P9YNsbt0_MOm7VNiq/s320/Canoe+Pics+-+243.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041044756796136146" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqLpjezSlkxE4PkHZwcfGLA09EmCIex3Da-su4vXvlmFjqRWICzzI22VO6OBVBVHkXIyQNkL95RkrQxzbPHmrQZg8uNYpQ3jQUgMhvh1WvDfBQIO2NsnwWdS-8gokaDJaL7d2gy8D3cSyx/s1600-h/Canoe+Pics+-+253.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqLpjezSlkxE4PkHZwcfGLA09EmCIex3Da-su4vXvlmFjqRWICzzI22VO6OBVBVHkXIyQNkL95RkrQxzbPHmrQZg8uNYpQ3jQUgMhvh1WvDfBQIO2NsnwWdS-8gokaDJaL7d2gy8D3cSyx/s320/Canoe+Pics+-+253.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041044756796136162" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSUpUkI69Gf_p4oZnBL0yYpz-WH3UJ8sKjYLi2-rcd6O5G7aDe-iGsE1qsSofK3GjBI2lUSujqeNq_79hgM3Gtwdph24pwMwj9V81KCW19PBe0dppMPPAqszVbVzfn0pBUic0Fwkla2GtN/s1600-h/Canoe+Pics+-+252.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSUpUkI69Gf_p4oZnBL0yYpz-WH3UJ8sKjYLi2-rcd6O5G7aDe-iGsE1qsSofK3GjBI2lUSujqeNq_79hgM3Gtwdph24pwMwj9V81KCW19PBe0dppMPPAqszVbVzfn0pBUic0Fwkla2GtN/s320/Canoe+Pics+-+252.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041044761091103474" /></a><br />Both inwales on.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdbcSznTF-dh9onlL8b-cKH2OXyjW2mMWvMF0xE67JdIIZkrEWz_2nM54CWLZjK5yl2XEopxY0fyawGhCNmlaGknuZI5e5xdpl7hDV1CSVqz3bXNIakzPdi8NNHrEXgXKOqhp0oUMYGyzK/s1600-h/Canoe+Pics+-+266.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdbcSznTF-dh9onlL8b-cKH2OXyjW2mMWvMF0xE67JdIIZkrEWz_2nM54CWLZjK5yl2XEopxY0fyawGhCNmlaGknuZI5e5xdpl7hDV1CSVqz3bXNIakzPdi8NNHrEXgXKOqhp0oUMYGyzK/s320/Canoe+Pics+-+266.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5041044761091103490" /></a>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00132086025476251728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758512877328567744.post-71171866852041376342007-03-09T11:08:00.000-08:002007-03-09T11:10:51.822-08:0030) Sanding the InsideAhh, more sanding.... enough said. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFNxCoGJ-XLy8mm7D-03o0acIBbEfbg9Qey5PNUZKx_pGSo3AOua75N1p8wJNlRbSZGI3MVeQgtI96iNlF-ZZoxNYltDCTusE9Q6tOukCqo1rdkCbFSjcGaLzSwkm84HT-6DGQABJXxgut/s1600-h/Canoe+Pics+-+246.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFNxCoGJ-XLy8mm7D-03o0acIBbEfbg9Qey5PNUZKx_pGSo3AOua75N1p8wJNlRbSZGI3MVeQgtI96iNlF-ZZoxNYltDCTusE9Q6tOukCqo1rdkCbFSjcGaLzSwkm84HT-6DGQABJXxgut/s320/Canoe+Pics+-+246.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040004240839137890" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ZzemhwWVHUR6Fqe2xjn8pqzd9yafapONoqP4yI5PYfm4lGt-FJoZsHZKY8-a3B7yv0wHc20u3-bzMW4JsW0XPb98zuUxzItl9YWmZd-9fGM3eIRy4WQ2gOjVWnIHcr9wirmAcLZQY8bn/s1600-h/Canoe+Pics+-+247.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ZzemhwWVHUR6Fqe2xjn8pqzd9yafapONoqP4yI5PYfm4lGt-FJoZsHZKY8-a3B7yv0wHc20u3-bzMW4JsW0XPb98zuUxzItl9YWmZd-9fGM3eIRy4WQ2gOjVWnIHcr9wirmAcLZQY8bn/s320/Canoe+Pics+-+247.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040004245134105202" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI1dvjOwMRpkv4nhi4kydeh0erlLoLT9rrTIjDaP991aj4QIPUZMa4OZxNMfCRrKKw2oWV_5smEW0QE0_oe7B4Fcv3FtfxfTtH5bWX1eNO4Rckv9zmVxrBTKfHs9QSgxYmhs5jyKXcjOy7/s1600-h/Canoe+Pics+-+248.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI1dvjOwMRpkv4nhi4kydeh0erlLoLT9rrTIjDaP991aj4QIPUZMa4OZxNMfCRrKKw2oWV_5smEW0QE0_oe7B4Fcv3FtfxfTtH5bWX1eNO4Rckv9zmVxrBTKfHs9QSgxYmhs5jyKXcjOy7/s320/Canoe+Pics+-+248.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5040004245134105218" /></a>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00132086025476251728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758512877328567744.post-51075066065151380942007-02-26T13:16:00.000-08:002007-02-26T13:26:32.292-08:0029) Painter HolesThe painter is the rope attached to the front of the canoe, it serves mainly as a place to tie up the canoe. I plan on drilling the painter hole through the hull behind each stem. First I need something to drill into. I made a template of the angle of the hull behind the stems with some scrap cardboard. Next, I glued two scrap pieces of cherry together to make a solid block. Finally, I cut the angle of my template on the blocks and generously epoxied the blocks into the ends of the hull.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihsngxxKMMb2dqQAMSObnU9UVmTtQ-GNCWHZNaoHfWy04qYpFMdmrd7IPSlit3brfv4A_04thaUo0d106QY5L0245vuFAPbQfAbEIdbydIj2jGU-vmVetLm4o_qlpvUDgEGvUcLjzTdCab/s1600-h/Canoe+Pics+2+-+235.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihsngxxKMMb2dqQAMSObnU9UVmTtQ-GNCWHZNaoHfWy04qYpFMdmrd7IPSlit3brfv4A_04thaUo0d106QY5L0245vuFAPbQfAbEIdbydIj2jGU-vmVetLm4o_qlpvUDgEGvUcLjzTdCab/s320/Canoe+Pics+2+-+235.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5035956752761692418" /></a><br />Next I measured and drilled the holes for the painter. I then coated the inside of the hole I drilled with epoxy - to prevent moisture from saturating the wood and starting to rot. This is where those sail grommets come in. I roughed up the "male" portion of the grommet with a file to promote epoxy adhesion. Then I coated the grommet with sanding dust thickened epoxy and hammered it into the hole....fits like a glove! It was such a simple process, but I am really pleased with the results.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnvs-ETVX15oGqhkwOL1LO2dJlt-1I4r4PEhgLUQiPkvJJ2flgQ5j7BiQc8GfGNQK6nsCU1ruACr_FL4r3asfSB-DeLh80Ac2gSJxE0xfmOoecfOSbbUBj1eGba3BfVYUJ8YrHE9110nm8/s1600-h/Canoe+Pics+2+-+239.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnvs-ETVX15oGqhkwOL1LO2dJlt-1I4r4PEhgLUQiPkvJJ2flgQ5j7BiQc8GfGNQK6nsCU1ruACr_FL4r3asfSB-DeLh80Ac2gSJxE0xfmOoecfOSbbUBj1eGba3BfVYUJ8YrHE9110nm8/s320/Canoe+Pics+2+-+239.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5035956761351627042" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfcxOJoZO8ZJ4xldI3ScAAp0oDtLFGWXJqNRZTiVpvpgc5KCYtVq0gyvqvRnFBoh0-7-JvJqbcVa1kczY_ILuZQ06XVGm8IRazHADrdHG-hBXDL6RJgUWzU6Pdl-UvNPLt7uw7bNXYynzQ/s1600-h/Canoe+Pics+2+-+241.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfcxOJoZO8ZJ4xldI3ScAAp0oDtLFGWXJqNRZTiVpvpgc5KCYtVq0gyvqvRnFBoh0-7-JvJqbcVa1kczY_ILuZQ06XVGm8IRazHADrdHG-hBXDL6RJgUWzU6Pdl-UvNPLt7uw7bNXYynzQ/s320/Canoe+Pics+2+-+241.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5035956761351627058" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNQ_Uo7WajH6T6tej6jOWpqeC6F1GWbLRqLPqCFXMvpictTAMCVqzoCnChbFgJPtoS8wvq_vPK73LYDOl4lLvrAt-_gTEXyn1JJSozui64qHDz_h1xfqhjvU-jDfcnoQfNHtH0HjdcFyGN/s1600-h/Canoe+Pics+2+-+242.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNQ_Uo7WajH6T6tej6jOWpqeC6F1GWbLRqLPqCFXMvpictTAMCVqzoCnChbFgJPtoS8wvq_vPK73LYDOl4lLvrAt-_gTEXyn1JJSozui64qHDz_h1xfqhjvU-jDfcnoQfNHtH0HjdcFyGN/s320/Canoe+Pics+2+-+242.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5035956765646594370" /></a>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00132086025476251728noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758512877328567744.post-57628012734297071142007-02-25T16:25:00.001-08:002007-02-26T13:16:07.027-08:0028) Glasing the InsideFinally, the weather has broken and I have an opportunity to glass the inside of the hull. I setup my familiar glassing arrangement, lining the garage floor with plastic and setting up all my epoxy materials for easy access. Erin mixed epoxy while I wet out the glass and Elie spread the epoxy and cleaned up the massive ammount of bubbles with the auto body scraper. I only had to put on two coats of epoxy on the inside. If the inside of the hull was as smooth as the outside, we would be slipping all over the place as we entered and exited the canoe... not good. The only problem with the inside layup was the bubbles. I realize now that I should have done the epoxying while the temperature was dropping in the garage to reduce the chance of bubbling. Bubbles form as air in the wood expands (due to the heat of the epoxy). Oh well, I guess you live and learn, this is the first time I have built a boat. I will try to fill any remaining bubbles by drilling a hole and injecting epoxy into the bubble with a syringe. <br />Here is the layup crew.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe6M1BDz1adfcAvB2qfRnvEq5GIo2mis1q6FLDmUgYanM5QJE6iNEv452JwX_agK_fdB5BmYrLPRpP_pgDKTWz7VTXFmbVyaUlmHhs1xhuvTDA6YHkf-DvjIHOgdPjEfJPyp4MLNcqx95O/s1600-h/Canoe+Pics+2+-+230.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe6M1BDz1adfcAvB2qfRnvEq5GIo2mis1q6FLDmUgYanM5QJE6iNEv452JwX_agK_fdB5BmYrLPRpP_pgDKTWz7VTXFmbVyaUlmHhs1xhuvTDA6YHkf-DvjIHOgdPjEfJPyp4MLNcqx95O/s320/Canoe+Pics+2+-+230.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5035954291745431746" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKL-SIDvuzr1k32F0zMUhSfxNny6Bu_K25JkPDfLftsMt6qY0nHJM7CUByQnKzJ-pTL7RcdLCRwfVyY4SnoWlMq5gzWINUYGzhOJLTYsvF49Lh5uWNRf41Up391veLh8Egth-ceo2MjPsy/s1600-h/Canoe+Pics+2+-+228.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKL-SIDvuzr1k32F0zMUhSfxNny6Bu_K25JkPDfLftsMt6qY0nHJM7CUByQnKzJ-pTL7RcdLCRwfVyY4SnoWlMq5gzWINUYGzhOJLTYsvF49Lh5uWNRf41Up391veLh8Egth-ceo2MjPsy/s320/Canoe+Pics+2+-+228.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5035954296040399058" /></a><br />This has to be my favorite picture (thanks Matt), the glass changing from white to clear as we wet it out.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGrHphgeJ55HcVoiqihswsUl6qUGNUK0a2mAw01pqpkiT8PLVYgNm6XqBX7a9pPZITwUJ7WDLro7jkIIAF8nwN6dnC5PYNsn2jC_hGZ9PvJiLaq0V5J57xGHUUe3A6cLN280YrddiMUumv/s1600-h/Canoe+Pics+2+-+232.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGrHphgeJ55HcVoiqihswsUl6qUGNUK0a2mAw01pqpkiT8PLVYgNm6XqBX7a9pPZITwUJ7WDLro7jkIIAF8nwN6dnC5PYNsn2jC_hGZ9PvJiLaq0V5J57xGHUUe3A6cLN280YrddiMUumv/s320/Canoe+Pics+2+-+232.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5035954300335366370" /></a><br />All done.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvUqt-dAjgcX-cCURhI5t_9woTegenKSnId53nEe2ly0zEJilaIMzyKZPQRxD9lRCOxog-J9NrB-RLVx9rg1S75s1Z67o_i6Ngyc6OjEOmB6gGs6YIJ5c9MPdmhLzgMIhiMhRoFwshA2Mw/s1600-h/Canoe+Pics+2+-+236.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvUqt-dAjgcX-cCURhI5t_9woTegenKSnId53nEe2ly0zEJilaIMzyKZPQRxD9lRCOxog-J9NrB-RLVx9rg1S75s1Z67o_i6Ngyc6OjEOmB6gGs6YIJ5c9MPdmhLzgMIhiMhRoFwshA2Mw/s320/Canoe+Pics+2+-+236.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5035954304630333682" /></a>Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00132086025476251728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758512877328567744.post-29256092458818640482007-02-25T15:50:00.000-08:002007-02-25T16:14:37.889-08:0027) Preparing to Glass the InsideIn order to glass the inside, I first laid out the remaining 6oz fiberglass inside the boat. Next, I trimmed the glass around the stems. The book (Canoecraft) suggests that I cut the glass a couple of inches short of the stems. Apparently there is plenty of strength in that area and glassing all the way to the stem will just be a pain in the butt (due to the tight location). Well, they did write the book, so that is what I did.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNZC_dOgviAeq_MvK-NWaGbyC9iVDpntPW_bu9Il8mGEyvgXLtNL7E6GN7qqDmP_GF79OwibRlMVKlOic0fv4ylNDWmDSxY3Cf9jnHQ47PRED0JxwKHO_wOfQP3P-OMPFCeZi8MEgZdLHd/s1600-h/Canoe+Pics+2+-+225.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNZC_dOgviAeq_MvK-NWaGbyC9iVDpntPW_bu9Il8mGEyvgXLtNL7E6GN7qqDmP_GF79OwibRlMVKlOic0fv4ylNDWmDSxY3Cf9jnHQ47PRED0JxwKHO_wOfQP3P-OMPFCeZi8MEgZdLHd/s320/Canoe+Pics+2+-+225.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5035628823418708098" /></a><br />Matt goes for a paddle.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZiylImJQUU1u7VUd-R5jEoOCpt-nFQ1b7t0tIiYtxynFS06_GesoIPolSEjVY8VkkWWzCJv5dl2RBIj0HUzta6u_-q81c8uvXfMKlL2yrvaaLL655naLw7rEEbXD6Lfl28e15X4EQ_5Rt/s1600-h/Canoe+Pics+2+-+224.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZiylImJQUU1u7VUd-R5jEoOCpt-nFQ1b7t0tIiYtxynFS06_GesoIPolSEjVY8VkkWWzCJv5dl2RBIj0HUzta6u_-q81c8uvXfMKlL2yrvaaLL655naLw7rEEbXD6Lfl28e15X4EQ_5Rt/s320/Canoe+Pics+2+-+224.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5035628823418708114" /></a><br />Another milestone, I disassembled the strongback. My friend Elie has been waiting for the plans to be drawn up for a glades skiff he has wanted for years. Jacques Mertens over at Bateau.com has finally finished the plans and has dubbed the new boat the "Flats Stalker 18". I must say, I am not a flats fishing fanatic, but I do appreciate the style of this beauty. Anyways, Elie has the plans and materials in hand, so I offered him my strongback as a solid building platform. Check out Elie's build at flatsstalker18.blogspot.com or just click the link on the right side of this page (You may see some familiar faces in Elie's photos). <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0tNnrbqEap1G53rGA2P8fMl3aLdFVuW5souehBQynjB2JQ-eAJ1mY4IONMk2IXd9iCHlB32JG2mZspaQP5xnFvLwSBU0IFSuHlP3fePgQiRh-L1HFBe3tP6spDE-z5Xq_IiVA3eo-JoLt/s1600-h/Canoe+Pics+2+-+227.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0tNnrbqEap1G53rGA2P8fMl3aLdFVuW5souehBQynjB2JQ-eAJ1mY4IONMk2IXd9iCHlB32JG2mZspaQP5xnFvLwSBU0IFSuHlP3fePgQiRh-L1HFBe3tP6spDE-z5Xq_IiVA3eo-JoLt/s320/Canoe+Pics+2+-+227.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5035628827713675426" /></a><br />We knocked together some sawhorses to support the canoe (I got the sawhorse design somewhere online, it is strong and required no fancy angled cuts - we literally built them in 15 min).<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzAqCZ6tXL7oCK1I8ydOqqcSkX15b-HrXCnw3liGP7xi4n0efus4olPgoofLuuHiDpyrU1CejkCLetGNh5N05VklwMRZXlsKxr28MysxjykgH-DuU-t7B5F24hcXhyzWOHqTRqzV5hpKaa/s1600-h/Canoe+Pics+2+-+226.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzAqCZ6tXL7oCK1I8ydOqqcSkX15b-HrXCnw3liGP7xi4n0efus4olPgoofLuuHiDpyrU1CejkCLetGNh5N05VklwMRZXlsKxr28MysxjykgH-DuU-t7B5F24hcXhyzWOHqTRqzV5hpKaa/s320/Canoe+Pics+2+-+226.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5035628827713675442" /></a><br />Also, don't forget to check out Bateau.com, Jacques probably has designed a boat you would be interested in (I have my eye on the Vagabond 23 - especially with the offshore cockpit mod.). Jacques seems to have the philosophy of simplicity and functionality of design, something I appreciate.Frankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00132086025476251728noreply@blogger.com0