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Thanks beekeeper, I am planning on bending the strips and gluing to match the upper contour of the laker then cutting the bottom as per the drawings. I am planning on doing something before trying to install the panels on the plywood bottom. Right now I am leaning towards glassing the inside...

During the 35 years of doing electric work for a large refinery here in Baton Rouge, I came to subscribe to a never fail theory of electrical devices. All electrical devices work on smoke. When the smoke gets out, they quit working. Today, I finally got everything together to cut some full...

I do that at home Jack, but with the CO2 inflater, it is 1 shot.

Here ya go Jack. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXe62Gqpkyc A new tube and this in the trunk bag gets a geezer home after a flat. The wife will not always bring the truck to pick you up. So you must be prepared. Dan

I keep a spare tube and one of the CO2 inflators in the trunk bag. I haven't had to use it "YET". The only downside of the CO2 besides cost, is that it leaks through the rubber of the tubes. It is for emergencies. When you get home, you still need to fill the tire with air. Good tires with...

Thanks Ron, I have a box plane, and friends with large planers if things don't stay flat. I plan on clamps and weights to hold everything in place. Dan

Thanks Ron & Chuck. I am probably over working this, but I want to be real good at it before I start working with the old cypress. I will finish the gluing table this week and start ripping the cedar. Did you guys do the end to end splices before bending the contour or just glue it all at one...

It is too hot in Louisiana for me to build the next boat now. But it is a great time to sit in the air conditioning and plan the next one. Next spring, I plan to build a stripped Okwata 24” out of cypress. Before then, I plan to build a practice boat out of cedar. I have built a jig for the...

"Extending the distance a little more each day. " Perfect! Glad the seat is feeling better. Another thing to remember is as your body tones up, the position on the bike will change. I continued to change seats and handlebars for 6 months of every day riding. It had been 45 years since I had...

Here ya go Ron. I saw his girlfriend Sunday, and she said that Saturday he was scheduled for 7 hours paddling, but had only done 1 hour. Either wind,seas,rain or all of the above. She will speak to him this week. Here is a real time link to Denis' paddle of Prince William Sound - select the...

Thanks for the tip on the cool towel. I will try to find me one of those. Seems that it will be good for the Kayak also. The paddling doesn't work me like the peddling does, but it is without the steady wind in the face. Last year when I first started, I thought that I wanted the...

Hey Chuck, how is the bicycle going. You only have 3 more weeks to train before Tour de France. I train each day for the Tour de Goodwood, that where my favorite lunch grill is. I am not sure about Florida, but in Louisiana it has turned into summer. It is OK when riding, but a stop at a red...

Chuck, I know this is a forum for paddlers, not pedalers. But I have one item that works so well for me. A bicycle spoke (this one is .080"), 2 pair of pliers,and a inspection mirror from Harbor Freight. If I ride away from the house without the helmet, then I immediately return to get it...

Should we practice this at home? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwrFRzErUMs

We are moving in the same direction. There, she sits on the ready rack. Daily use means that she is never clean. When I started, it was 3 miles to lunch. Take some time with the guys and then 3 miles home. Now I try to do about 10 miles before lunch, then what ever errands necessary on the...

Chuck, I started the bike thing about 1 year ago. Like all things, I wanted to build my own. After 3 frames, 4 seats, and 3 handle bars, finally last November I put together one that has stuck. Besides the seat and seat height, the tires are the key. Michelin city 32mm do the trick for old...

Hi guys, my name is Dan and I began boat building this past February. I was a cold winter in Louisiana this year and cabin fever had me searching the internet for things to do. Since then I have built a skiff, 13 Laker, 14 Laker, and Okwata. Bouncing around in my head is a stripped built...