The Bear Mountain Boat Shop

I just discovered this forum a couple of days ago.

Aim small. Miss small. When the moose drops, the fun stops!

I've also heard of guys building themselves a pair of stabilizing outriggers for use when they're in the duck blind. Attach it to the thwarts and slide it out when needed. Take it off when you want to move. Use Insulation foam as the float / stabilizing material.

I too built the 20' E.M. White Guide. Stretched it 6", and took 1/2" of rocker out of it. Used a double thickness of 6 oz cloth on the inside / bottom. Never weighed it, but suspect it's right around 100 lbs. Put a full-width bench seat in the middle, and caned all the seats using plastic ...

Built the 20' E.M. White Guide a few years ago (2000). Stretched it out another 6", and took 1/2" of rocker out of it.Put a center bench seat in it for my 2 kids (4 and 6 at that time). Because it's so big, and heavy, I put 3 yokes in it. Most times I'm portaging it with another guy anyway...