The Bear Mountain Boat Shop

Hello Brad, Thank you for your comments. The significant structures or processes are just to spile the planking strake with a spiling batten, and then to plane the rolling bevel in order just to fit with next one. But I think it is not so difficult as you may think. If you have an interest in , I re...

Hello my friends, Tom, Thank you for your compliment on my lapstrake boat building. Yes, it is really attractive construction, and there are more processes than other planking, but it was fun for me. Ken, Thank you for your comment on my Acorn building. I am also a fan of Iain Oughtred and have sent...

I am very delighted at many good words from those who browsed my homepage updated with the recent Acorn building process. Since I have been busy with this project for three years, I would like to enjoy sailing and paddling within this year. At the moment, I do not have yet any plan for next project,...

Hello all, Just two years before, I have posted to this forum about my Acorn Dinghy project that was a lapstrake boatbuilding. Eventually I have been able to complete this project in April 2010, and launched on 2nd May at the Enoshima yacht harbor, where is located 60 km southwest from downtown Toky...

Hello Jim, Thank you so much for your compliment and interest in my Acorn project. I have made 21 of cam clamps as the lap-clamp used for my Acorn. To start this project, I have studied how to build tapstrake boat referring a couple of books (Building Small Boats by Greg Roessel, Clinker Boat Plywoo...

Hello Dave and Ken,

Thank you for your comments. I am going to update the website for my Acorn Dinghy project up to the completion. If you have a time, check it from time to time.

Yasushi

Hello Mike, I am very delighted to see you again on the forum as well. I remember that two years ago when we have been at the 2nd Small Craft Builder’s Rendezvous held in Peterborough. Yes, I also would like to together at the next one. Thank you so much for your comments about my Acorn Project. At ...

Hello Randy-san, Thank you for your comments about my lapstrake project. I recommend you to do such boat building construction if you have much time. As you can see the pictures shown in my website, I have not yet completed the project. However, I love this construction because the lapstrake buildin...

Hello all, I am a Japanese canoe builder, but have built just one stripped Bob’s special few yeas ago. I am in the process of building a lapstrake rowing/sailing small boat, which is a 10’2” Acorn Dinghy designed by Iain Oughtred. This is the first time for me to do such construction. In this proces...

Hello Joe,

Thank you so much for your kind word. I can clearly remember your face and name when we were caning. It was really nice practice.
I am delighted to receive such response. Yes, from time to time let me post the progress of my project .

Yasushi

Hello, Ted, Joan, Steve, Ron and other people who organized the rendezvous ’06, Thanks to you all, I have been able to meet with a lot of expert s in each aspect of canoe building and sailing. It was really fun, informative and attractive rendezvous. And I thank you all who attended this rendezvous ...

Hello all, I have just completed the sailing rigs for my canoe. Thanks to nice advices that many folks have given me the information about canoe sailing, I have successfully been able to complete the rigs. This time I have referred the Canoe Rig book authored by Todd. E. Bradshaw and stuck to the tr...

Hello Glen, Bryan and Kent, Thank you all so much for prompt responses to my post. There are some neat web-sites that I want to see, which you have informed me. I would like to refer such sites in order to proceed my canoe sailing project. Bryan, I have also found the Canoe Rig book ( author: Todd E...

I have completed my first strip canoe (15’ Bob’s Special) last year-end and launched it on last March. So I am a novice paddler, but interested in canoe sailing due to its ability in the wind. In Japan there is seldom information about canoe sailing. Therefore, to proceed my canoe sailing project, I...

Hi Ed, I have a question about your seat material. Is it a press cane? If so, did you soak it into the warm water for four hours? I have made my seat with the press cane in accordance with the attaching procedure described in the attached website and am happy with this way. Please refer this site: h...