The Bear Mountain Boat Shop

As a canoe is mostly wood, It's specific gsravity is about that of wood. So, you coulds calculate how much flotation a given canoe has when swamped. If you put rocks in a canoe and tip it and get "lucky" the rocks can overcome the bouyancy of the canoe and take it to the bottom. This O.K i...

Comfort, ease of movement, bright color, and lots of pockets. I usually get 3 out of 4.

I've finished 3 canoes. They took from 125 - 200 hours, and between 3 and 10 months. I'm not building one this year as we are putting on an addition. Mywife thinks the idea is a walkin closet, large bedroom, new dining room, et.al. In reality my workshop goes from 11x20 to 13 and 30. I built a freed...

So far I have built a Freedom17, a Rob Roy and a Bob's Special. My goal with the Rob Roy was to build a very light solo canoe. I go 240#, so I stretched it to 14' and it was perfect. Handled well, enough freeboard, and 38#, but I have a circulation problem and my legs go to sleep in the low seat. I ...

I now use a band saw since I bought a good one. After one bad experience with an inaccurate mold I am very careful. I rough cut 1/4" proud and then final cut. I also have an accessory table I add to the saw for support.

Look in the plumbing department for a 3/8 compression fitting for copper pipe. It is 3/8 I.D. about 1" long, w/. 3/32 flange on one end. I start a hole in from each side perpendicular to the outside of the canoe, and epoxy one fitting in from each side. I also run a piece of 1/4 line through th...