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by Bryan Hansel
Thu Jul 21, 2011 12:34 pm
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: unusual additional tool for laying cloth/resin work
Replies: 5
Views: 5442

Re: unusual additional tool for laying cloth/resin work

I've used them. They work well for getting any bubbles out of the layup.
by Bryan Hansel
Mon Jul 11, 2011 6:28 pm
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: New Canoe Build
Replies: 16
Views: 10047

Re: New Canoe Build

Moonman, I'll see if I can find butternut around here to look at it. I'm going to guess that it's going to be hard to find. Is it lighter than ash? Randy, I'm also interested in how my experience with the carbonfiber goes. :) I talked to the folks at U.S. Composites, and they set me up with a type t...
by Bryan Hansel
Fri Jul 08, 2011 10:18 am
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: New Canoe Build
Replies: 16
Views: 10047

Re: New Canoe Build

Glass and carbonfiber and dye ordered! I just need to mill a few more boards and cut forms. Wooohooo! A new canoe is on the way.
by Bryan Hansel
Tue Jul 05, 2011 12:39 am
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: New canoe
Replies: 10
Views: 4606

Re: New canoe

I've used pine and eastern white cedar with success. Both seems easy to sand when surrounded by red cedar.
by Bryan Hansel
Tue Jul 05, 2011 12:38 am
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: New Canoe Build
Replies: 16
Views: 10047

Re: New Canoe Build

Thanks for the feedback. Tumblehome: I debated more, but with more the slight flare at the bow looks goofy or it has to go away. I actually think there's more tumblehome in this boat than the original Prospector. Dye: I just love the look of a dyed boat after I used dye on my Iggy kayak. I've used S...
by Bryan Hansel
Sat Jul 02, 2011 10:00 am
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: New Canoe Build
Replies: 16
Views: 10047

New Canoe Build

I'm building a boat, and I'm debating between a canoe and a kayak. I haven't really decided yet, but I'm leaning towards canoe, because I can build it much quicker. It's going to be an outside build, so I have to be able to get it stripped, sanded, dyed and glassed within a weather window. So far, I...
by Bryan Hansel
Sat May 07, 2011 1:06 pm
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: Cockpit Recess
Replies: 5
Views: 2977

Re: Cockpit Recess

Sweet looking recess, Glen. You can also get the coaming lip lower by inserting a plywood cockpit pattern inside the recess cutout at the height you want and then stripping down to the plywood. I wrote about the kayak cockpit recess process that I use in slightly more details on my website. http://w...
by Bryan Hansel
Fri Apr 29, 2011 4:44 pm
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: Solo Canoe Portage Yoke
Replies: 5
Views: 5992

Re: Solo Canoe Portage Yoke

The bungee cord works great. I portaged it around with it on and it holds it in place good enough that I would have no problems trusting it on a rough and long portage.

Plans for this: Solo Canoe Yoke
by Bryan Hansel
Wed Apr 27, 2011 8:18 am
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: Solo Canoe Portage Yoke
Replies: 5
Views: 5992

Re: Solo Canoe Portage Yoke

I usually have a bungee cord next to my seat for various reasons -- you can see it in the picture. I tried that to hold the yoke in place. It works perfect. This is a really nice yoke. I like it much better than my clamp-on version.
by Bryan Hansel
Sun Apr 24, 2011 4:30 pm
Forum: Project Directories
Topic: Freedom Solo 15' 3" or 16' 2"
Replies: 97
Views: 296905

Re: Freedom Solo 15' 3" or 16' 2"

I'm just a little curious about the tippy feeling. Is that in relation to other solo canoes?
by Bryan Hansel
Sun Apr 24, 2011 4:05 pm
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: Solo Canoe Portage Yoke
Replies: 5
Views: 5992

Solo Canoe Portage Yoke

I just finished building a solo canoe portage yoke that was talked about somewhere in this thread . It works really well as long as you use pads. Otherwise, the canoe sits down low and obscures the view. With the yoke pads, it's up high enough to get a good view. The canoe also seems to ride just a ...
by Bryan Hansel
Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:47 pm
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: Thoughts on seat depth
Replies: 5
Views: 5715

I hang mine about 11 inches from the keel to the top of the seat. It's high enough to get my feet under if I feel like I need more stability, such as in rough water, but low enough that the boats still feel stable. I lower the front of my seats by about 1 inch. It feel more comfortable to me, and ma...
by Bryan Hansel
Fri Jan 07, 2011 12:22 am
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: Uni-wale?
Replies: 85
Views: 95729

Impressive. That's a great looking canoe and the gunwales turned out great.
by Bryan Hansel
Sat Dec 18, 2010 4:02 pm
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: Uni-wale?
Replies: 85
Views: 95729

Bryan, while your prototype drawing based on the photo from Moonman looks fine, I have some difficulty visualizing whether or not this design will work well from a balance point of view, plus the seat may end up uncomfortably close to your back and neck during portaging. What if the seat consisted ...
by Bryan Hansel
Sun Dec 05, 2010 6:12 pm
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: Uni-wale?
Replies: 85
Views: 95729

Moonman - Do you think that the torque from the portage yoke would be more force than body weight? My solo canoe weighs 32 lbs. and I weigh 200. I imagine my body weight would be worse on the seat, but I guess I'm not sure how much force comes from the bow and stern swinging around in the air. mdeve...