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I just spent every day of last week, 7 nights of paddling, going around the Presque Isle area. I capped it off with a five mile day trip out to some of the islands near Presque. Every day was a different experience - paddling on mercury one day, surfing 3 foot breakers the next. I love having...

Looks more like a Bolger Sneakeasy than a canoe. :shock:

Pretty serious looking boat there, Mick! Thanks for sharing the photos. My son's been bugging me to take him fishing, and I think your pics gave me the nudge I needed.

Wow, very nice pics! It looks more like a Discovery Channel documentary than a camping trip. Nice job!

Nice little canoe! I keep eyeing that style of canoe on Matt's site to replace my cheap canoe. One of these days I'll pull the trigger on that. One more project for the list!

By sagging, I mean, when you're wetting out the fiberglass. It also seems like, without something behind it the epoxy would run out of the weave and you'd end up with a lot of expensive epoxy on the floor. I agree with you about the fragility of the cured epoxy/glass. I'd think you'd need...

Several nice looking catboats there too! Thanks for sharing the pics!

I don't think the Tyvek would absorb the epoxy. I guess a person would have to try it out to find out. I'll be doing some epoxy work on a sailboat later this week. Maybe I'll try it and see. I was thinking that it would make a nice backing for the fiberglass though. I've heard that just...

I used to like to make paper boats when I was a kid. They're just a little bigger now. This is my concept 16' Touring Kayak. Since I hadn't actually paddled this particular frame since Mark and I thought it up, I decided that I needed to try it out before I spent actual money on the...

I was thinking that the reason why the tester didn't have success with the bug repellant aspects of the dryer sheet, is that one dryer sheet wouldn't have a large enough scent radius. Maybe one on your belt one in your hat?

When I was building my sailboat I did the inside glass before I assembled the boat. The outside is easy to reach everywhere, while the inside is a little more of a pain to get a nice lay of the glass. The fillets and tape on the inside were still a little tough to reach inside the peak, but I...

I hate to be a wet blanket, but this one is true and false. Check it out: http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/bounce.asp But, hey, at least Bounce won't burn your tent down. :lol:

C'mon up! I'd be happy to loan you an SOF touring kayak for the time you were up here. 8)

If you can't imagine an inland body of water that big, imagine five inland bodies of water that big. The Great Lakes are the largest concentration of freshwater in the world. Some lake in Russia catually holds more freshwater than Lake Superior because it's deeper, but Lake Superior has the...

BTW, Jack, I was just kidding. My wife thinks you're a fine example of a man. :wink: The Big Lake is usually calm until about 9 or 10 am. After that the wind picks up and then things can get a little dicey beyond the breakwater. If the wind has been blowing from Canada, then you can...

Yup, the ore dock is a centerpiece for the downtown. They want to develop it into condos, though, which I think would stink, unless I could afford to buy one. In that case, I'd be all for it. :P Marquette is a great place to live if you like to paddle or sail. The scenery is unbelievable...

Here's my 14' that I just skinned last week. I used a polyester canvas similar to what you find on boat covers. It's factory coated with a waterproof layer, and also has UV and mildew protection. I haven't painted it, just skinned it and threw it in the water. These pics are on Superior...

437 wire ties? Wow, I commend you on your patience! Nice lines and nice fillet work. My fillets always seem to ocme out looking a little less magical. :wink:

Here's a shot of my buddy Mark paddling it on a choppy day on open water on Lake Superior. I had added the coaming by the time this was taken. Mark's 230# and the boat stayed dry in spite of 2-3' swells and clapotis waves in a moderate North wind. I wouldn't recommend it, but it can be done...

It's based on the old Canvasback, but the frames are oversized and the ends are different to accomodate the way that the 12' stringers lie over those larger frames. Also, the keelson is shorter to deal with the oversized stem and stern. Also, the cockpit is larger and is different in shape...