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by Barefoot Hiker
Mon Jan 25, 2010 7:22 am
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: Prospector molds and strongback free to new builder
Replies: 5
Views: 2129

I am DEFINITELY interested! After poring over the plusses and minusses of all the plans I had recently decided on the Prospector 16 and am currently reading Canoecraft and scaling the plan inside. The gift of a strongback and all the forms would be a quantum leap in the building process! I live in M...
by Barefoot Hiker
Tue Jan 12, 2010 9:03 am
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Share your perspective?
Replies: 31
Views: 80365

Why have you built your own boat? At this writing I have not built my boat yet but shall instead answer why I decided to build my own canoe. A person is a collection of experiences and dreams, wants and needs. Do I need a boat? No. Do I have any experience at building boats? Again, no. But I do hav...
by Barefoot Hiker
Mon Jan 11, 2010 1:33 pm
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: Staple-less system question (Big2 Canoes)
Replies: 8
Views: 3445

Moonman wrote:...personally, I'd rather save the 375.00. ...
moonman.
As would I! It just looks like a novel solution that could be easily replicated on my own at a fraction of the cost. But the engineer in me is always nagging... "But what about this? What about that?"
by Barefoot Hiker
Mon Jan 11, 2010 9:48 am
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: Staple-less system question (Big2 Canoes)
Replies: 8
Views: 3445

Staple-less system question (Big2 Canoes)

After seeing so many clever ways people affix their strips without staples I was floored by the simple beauty of the system devised by Bob Arthur and Brian Heaslip at Big2 Canoes. I have chosen my plan just an hour ago so my experience with stripping a boat is practically less than zero - BUT I have...
by Barefoot Hiker
Sun Jan 10, 2010 11:06 am
Forum: Choosing a Design
Topic: Auto Cad Question
Replies: 14
Views: 70175

Electronic Formats?

I also have access to a CNC router and have often considered how easy it would be to cut sections out but the purist in me insists on using a bandsaw! Either way, I also have use of a plotter and could print sections full-scale on paper if a DXF or similar file format were available. To me, receivin...