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Not really a question just advice to all boat builders. I used 1.5 OZ cloth on my last build, I was going for making the boat as light as possible for racing. I did use 6 oz cloth to tape all seems in and out but interior and exterior large surfaces were all 1.5 oz. I just completed my first...

Got her slimed pretty good Sunday. Crappie, mushrooms, and a trophy deer skull. Only way you could have a better spring day in Missouri is if you shot a turkey too. We went on a little training run, paddled about 4 miles and had to make a couple stops at fishing holes and walk a creek valley...

Got the second coat on the boat yesterday. Looks great.....almost. Trouble is. There are a few spots that could definitely use that third coat but it looks pretty good from a distance and I think it is plenty smooth for the race speed I want. I want to put on a third coat (as prescribed) but...

I built this one for running the MR 340 this summer, lots of work yet to do but so far so good. Very stable, under 50 lbs, she is a long way from perfect but she's mine. Christened "The Amanda Lee" Feb 13th. Photo is solo but plan is for tandem. Carries two big adults pretty well. I will...

Race boat modifications continue I want to make a splash cover for the long tall Touring TV. I got some oak screen trim boards, very good dimensions for the stays that I want 3/4 inch by 1/4. Problem came when I tried to bend one into where I want it and it snapped. Gonna have to bend these...

Thought I would start a new thread cause we were getting a little side tracked on the Graphite (my fault). My search for the "Gelcoat Finish" has ended probably far short of what I want, Think I would go for the Interlux filling primer and one part bright side piant if the budget would allow...

I finally got a page built about the micro canoe camper I built tought I would pass them along for y'all to enjoy. I got it a bit more complete than the last time I posted it. http://mosportsmen.com/camping/canoecamper.htm Now I just got to figure out a time to go camping in it...

I have been over at the Teardrops & TTT web forum. I have been building the ultimate canoe camper. She is a long way from being done. I will post some photos this week. Building a boat.......qualify that....building a simple pirogue, ain't nothing compaired to this little project. I am...

I got the blind system figured out this weekend. A rope acts as the support to attach the plastic garden fence 1X1 The fence is brushed with burlap strips and rafia grass. Ducks are gona die.