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Thank God, there was a happy ending. I can't use the language here to describe just how scared we both were, a funny and sobering experience. Oddly, it must have been the only time we went into this place with no gear in the canoe, usually I carried my fishing gear, a machette, small bow saw...

Wifey and I were canoeing in a swamp the water was very clear, I spotted a big snapper on the bottom and positioned the canoe so wifey was right over it so she could get a good look. Then I stupidly stood up on the same side she was on, took one step and dumped us both over the side capsizing...

Hi Roger, If it was minute bubbles in the resin they should be every where, it sounds like the resin might not be wetting through completely on the over lapped areas?

Looks great! I'm suprised at how fair you got the sides looking without ribs or other internal support.

Maybe don't be to quick to write off Uncle John. He says his plans are a boat building guide, rather than a fixed set of plans. I built a sort of 3/4 scale version of his bayou skiff. You can use thicker material for the sides and bottom and you can widen the transom. You can get less...

The Lowe's "Epoxy-Seal" is a one part paint. I haven't tried yet, still have to do the glass, but they had a painted sample that I scratch tested with my pocket knife, it was definitely more durable against scratching than ordinary acrylic paint.

I know it's been discussed, but I have seen mention of the epoxy garage floor paint at Lowe's. It come in around 15 colors, they order the color you want, about $30. a gal.

john boat Hi Chulke, Your aircraft and fiber glass experience will probably get you the boat you want since most of these boats are composites, the fiberglass contributing as much strenght to the finished boat as the wood. If you want to end up with a light strong boat, I would build it using...

Finished boat looks good. What's the length and width? I like that style of Greenland paddle to, short enough to be usable in tight places.

In the shop I used to work in we would cut aluminum plate up to 1.5" thick! on a 5 hp. table saw with a 60 tooth carbide blade, two of us would push the plate while the third person would flood the cut with lube, I'de gotten nailed twice befor I learned to stand off to the side and push...

Yellow poplar is strong for it's weight and very flexible. As far as rot goes you need to protect the wood. White oak was very popular for making boat ribs you could steam and bend it easily, you could also watch it rot befor your eyes if it was'nt protected.

A friend and I went hunting one day 60 miles from home, I was carrying a single shot .22 and a Swiss army knife. About a half hour into our hunt the firing pin on my gun broke in two, it was the flat key shaped type firing pin. What to do? luckily the Swiss army knife had a file blade, a...