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Hi all. Our canoes are showing some serious wear and tear on the bow and stern due to the occasional encounters with logs, rocks, sandbars, and gravel. So we bought a some "skid plates" which are basically elongated pear shaped pieces of kevlar. You epoxy these on the bow and stern of the...

Hi Guys. Was in Lowes the other day and ran across Arauco plywood. Looked pretty nice, wasn't too pricey, and is supposedly "green" so no darn dirty hippies were harmed in its making. I couldn't tell if it was as light as Luan or not. I did a quick internet search and ran across a guy that said...

Hi all. This isn't technically a boat building question so I hope its okay to ask here. But I figure you guys know a good bit about paint, epoxy and water. I bought 3 large glazzed ceramic pots. Beautiful rustic blue. I am going to use them to make a casscading waterfall/fountain where one...

Hi all. Working on my SOF kayak (well, actually thinking about it more than doing it). It occurred to me that I would like to put in some aluminum angle in various places for various reasons. Long term it would probably need to be replaced when the skin is, so it can not be permanent permanent...

Hi all. I've been thinking about that post/thread where the guy made the 17 pound pirouge. He used aluminum trim coil/flashing for the sides. Had to go to Lowe's the other day so I thought I'd swing by and look at the stuff. A 14 inch wide by 50 foot long roll was pretty light (6.5 pounds I...

Just wanted to post about a friend of mine's 5 day/4 night "adventure" on the Apalachicola. One determined dude. And let's just say he ain't no spring chicken, which between that and the headwind and whitecaps and surf and distance makes is all the more impressive. The report (and many other...

Hey guys, Here is a pretty little kayak built in pirogueish style. He give all the important dimensions and basic instructions for building so if you are either a generally handy person or have done some epoxy boat building before it should be all you need. Wonder how much it weighs...

Hi all. Another question in my quest to finish my skin on frame kayak. There are a couple of places in the boat where I would like to strengthen the frame. These are also places where it would be nice if the wood surface was well rounded rather than flat. I have a couple of nice straight 1...

Hi all. Working on a skin on frame kayak. At the bottom of each frame/bulkhead I want to epoxy in some nuts or short sections of threaded rod coupler. This will allow me to secure a floor and or foam floatation to the bottom at some later date if I so desire. If they arent being used, I just...

Hi all. Just received our SOF kayak kits from 21st Century Kayaks. They are a new company. The two owners/designers have been building and testing their version of SOF kayaks for a couple years now and officially selling kits for about a year. The SO and I went down to Naples,FL where these...

Hi all, new guy here. Read much of the forum. Have been pondering a small boat build for a small kid. Something like a 8 to 10 foot canoe. Stuff like thats hard to come by commercially and its also usually not cheap. And I've reviewed all the wooden boat stuff and its got it pluses and minus...