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Err, better check that web site ..... think it's supposed to be webshots. Websots are like old camper-dudes in hammocks that drink too much ..... :lol:

kc4zvw: Funny you mention, it -- I'm a big Phil Bolger fan ...... And the Illinios is my dream boat -- OK, a 45' Grand Banks trawler with an all-female, bikini-clad crew is my ultimate dream boat -- but seriously, I really like the Illinois and have comptemplated going ahead and...

OK, well, I admit to having three boats right now. And I admit that I have cut wood for two more. And I admit that I have plans for another one (or two). And yes, I visit "Southernpaddler.com" -- but only a half-dozen times a day. Well, there may be some other web sites I visit too ... but...

Jack: the horizontal lines are only on one side, slighly scribed into the wood. But the wood strips are not really strips in the formal sense of the word, just made to appear as strips. But it really looks good ( I wish you could blow-up the picture I posted -- you could get a better view)...

OK, new photos and updates .... I am covering the first and last 6' of my Stealth Yakoo with 1/8" doorskin paneling. I think I will also create a 4" side panel to run in the middle. The decking sites flat on the gunnells, braced underneath by small 3" blocks of pine spaced every 12"...

As I wandered past the 4X8 sheets of ply paneling at Home Depot, I had a sudden inspiration: use the ply paneling to create an imitation "clinker" or "lapstrake" style pirogue. So, I got an Uncle John's rib kit, borrowed a stem piece from Ol' Sparkey, and despite a bunch on naysaysers who...

Update: It has taken me quite some time to keep this project going, due to many other constraints on my time. However, I have spent some time recently and want to let you know what's happened. The last picture shows the boat with the bottom installed. All joints have been epoxyed filled...

Last follow-up (for me) .... What stoves did you take, and how did they work? I think Chuck you were interested in how the ZIP stoves worked .... Swampy, did you take yours, and how did it work? I know I saw open fires, so I'm wodereing if your little stoves saw any action at all ...

Ol' Sparkey!!! I'm shocked!!! You said you used sandpaper!!!!! Are you sure you didn't mean an emery board???? :lol: :lol:

Believe it or not, the sides on my FlatsRat were 12"!! I can't tell what a regular Mouse would be but it seems certain that the FlatsRat has more capacity .... However, based on what you were saying, I'd opt for the "V" hull and do what you said -- make the sides just a bit higher. Me, I...

Rex: The FlatsRat is finished, and I delivered it to my niece and nephew over Thanksgiving. I had primed the boat with latex primer, but let them decide what colors to paint it (I think they are going with white inside, blue outside with yellow rails). The weather has been kinda cold so they...

Chuck/Swampy -- you kinda started this here, but is there anything else to elaborate on in terms of gear? For instance ... Swampy, was this the first time with your Hennessey Hammock? What did you think of it? How well did it work (rain fly, etc.) when the winds and rain came up -- would...

John!!! That girl wouldn't happen to be the one that you have photographed laying alongside your canoe!!! WhooHooo!!! You da man!!! ;) Great report by Chuck and Swampy. Loved the pictures, it helps better illustrate the picture you guys were painting in word. Fabulous trip...

I wonder if the LarsBoat design, which I understand is nothing more than a Toto with a 30" additional midsection (makes in essance a 16' Toto), would allow you to stand? I have the Toto plans but may want to stretch things ....... I read what Jim said about the bildge panels, but I didn't...

Hey, aub77, question for you re: Toto ....... do you think you can stand up in it and poll it, or fish while standing, etc ... or is it too unstable?? I plan to start mine (Toto) in about a week or so .... cleaned out the garage, and I'm finishing up my Stealth Yakoo (putting decking on)...

:oops: :oops: I've been relagated to driving a Nagasaki Nut Bucket (Nissan) ...... :oops: :oops:

Aub77 -- I have the plans for a Toto, and I will start that as my next project ... I had this weird idea of building the Toto with two pointed bows instead of the square transom. What do you think?? btw, I wondered how the bow of the Toto performs. That is one of the reasons I want to...

Heard a good hunting joke to pull on your friends ..... Take a bunch of raisons and have them ready in your pocket. While no one is looking, dump them in a scattered fashion. Call out to your friends "Hey, I found some scat!" When they hurry over to look, lean down, and pop some "scat"...

Did we miss Day 24? Sorry, this is so good I don't want to miss one bit!!!!

John, can I ask you a question? How are you dressed for your paddling? I'm curious what clothing items you chose to take with you (you've already done a good job talking about boots/shoes) ... Care to elaborate? many thanks! Andrew