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- Fri Jun 09, 2006 11:04 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Sazanami ready for launching
- Replies: 31
- Views: 12012
Beautiful job
Wow Glen that is one excellent job of building. i bet it will perform as well as it looks. Best of luck on your next one and I wish that I lived closer to the get together, I would love to meet you and to see and perhapse paddle one of your beautys. J. R. Ackleyi
- Fri Jun 09, 2006 10:48 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Kayak Building experence
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3923
which kayak
Mark: I agree with Bryan that the Guillemot is not a great tracking kayak, however as you gain eperiance the tracking will be less of an issue. I think it should be concidered, I am however prejudiced as I have one. I have paddled quite a number of kayaks and find that the Guilly was the best for ME...
- Sun Apr 30, 2006 11:03 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Share your perspective?
- Replies: 31
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I will be happy to share my perspective, thank you for asking. I will endevor not to be too verbose. Why have you built your own boat? I saw my first strip canoe in the BWCA in the early 80's. It was a thing of beauty and it glided across the lake like the shadow of a cloud. I was hooked and had to ...
- Sat Apr 29, 2006 9:38 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Need Help Old canoe
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3549
Mark: The answer to your question is mostly no, I don't have much history for the canoe. I had purchased a fireplace insert on ebay from a man in Albert Lea, MN. As we were loading it into my van I noticed an old canoe hanging on the back wall. I mentioned that it looked like quite the old campainer...
- Fri Apr 28, 2006 9:59 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Need Help Old canoe
- Replies: 6
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Need Help Old canoe
I have recently aquired an old strip canoe. It is in very bad shape as far as the finish coat of epoxy goes, but the wood seems to be in very good shape. There is only one tear in the fiberglass and it is very small, less than 6 inches I'd say. Some have advised taking all of the glass of and sandin...