Stems, gunwales, stringers, keels, plus the forms needed to build the decks. Add the ribs and that's all the wood for two canoes....
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Laminated canoe gunwales mortised and ready to go
Laminated canoe gunwales mortised and ready to go. Today we assemble the decks. This build is moving more slowly as we film the instructional videos for canoe building and develop the plans and worksheets to accompany the build. If you’ve built one of my kayaks, you know that I develop systems that allow the...
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Curved, laminated gunwales fresh off the saw
Curved, laminated gunwales fresh off the saw. We're filming this build of two nesting canoes to prep for the new instructional video course and plans. Excited to be releasing the canoe build system for beta testing soon!...
Do I really need that many clamps?
Back in the shop, laminating boards for the gunwales for a new set of canoes. People always ask if they really need to buy that many clamps. The answer is yes, buy the clamps. They’re a buck apiece at the big box stores, and good clamping makes all the difference in a successful lamination....
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Time to paddle home
When the sun is setting and you have to admit it's finally time to turn around and paddle home......
Sailing through Portland
Sailing through Portland. The super-minimalist sail rig is working great on the canoes, and I plan to make it easily interchangeable with my kayaks. Working on releasing a sail making video and simple plans later this month....
Another shot, working on the motor mount
Another shot, working on the motor mount on the new catamaran outriggers. All the accessories for the canoes have been evolving to become really solid solutions. Of course, just as many have been thrown out completely. Starting the final hull design later this week....
Two-canoe catamaran with sail rig
Two-canoe catamaran with sail rig. I’ve made some adjustments that make for a much stronger and more versatile catamaran system to tie two canoes together quickly. Dropping a new video update on the canoe design progress this week, covering this and other modifications. As always, lots in the works, but it’s good to be...
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Motoring back after an evening sail
Motoring back after an evening sail....
Working on a new mount for an electric kayak motor
Working on a new mount for an electric kayak motor. I’ve been testing the Bixpy Jet on both the solo and catamaraned canoes. I can’t paddle as much as I’d like to due to ongoing health issues, and that’s made it important to me to explore options that might help people get out on...
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Testing a more traditional canoe seat option
Testing a more traditional seat option in one of the solo canoes. The seat itself will be removable, so it won't interfere with nesting multiple canoes together....
Back to canoes. Working on refining flotation, catamaran and seat options
Back to canoes. Working on refining flotation, catamaran and seat options before heading back into the shop for a final refinement on the overall shaping....
Canoe build 2, Prototypes 6 and 7 complete
Skin-on-frame build 2, prototypes 6 and 7 complete. 11' long, 26.5" wide and 11'-8" and 28.5" wide, weighing in at 17 lbs and 19 lbs respectively. Getting closer to dialing in the measurement system to be scalable to any size....
Canoe build 2: Coated and curing
Coated and curing… there’s nothing like the ghost white of a new skin. UV rays interact with the polyurethane coating on skinboats, causing them to yellow over time, which is why I stick to warmer earth tones with my dyed boats. After a summer of paddling, these boats will be more of a cream...
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Canoe build 2: Skins and outwales on
Skins and outwales are on canoe round 2 (aka prototypes 6 and 7, but who’s counting?) Really interested to see how these paddle, and getting closer to a truly scalable rib measurement system. At least one more round of prototypes ahead, a few other variants, and then a final build to film the instructional...
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