Steam bending ribs for a pack canoe while shooting the video for the new building course. I free bend all my boats this way - it takes about 20 minutes to rib a 12-foot canoe....
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Keels on, ready for ribs
Keels on, ready for ribs....
Canoe deck in the studio
Canoe deck in the studio. This autumn light is making shooting the instructional videos a pleasure....
Stems, gunwales, stringers, keels
Stems, gunwales, stringers, keels, plus the forms needed to build the decks. Add the ribs and that's all the wood for two canoes....
Lance putting the new demo F1 through its paces
Lance putting the new demo F1 through its paces....
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....
On YouTube: Adding perimeter lines to a skin-on-frame kayak
New video on the YouTube channel: adding perimeter lines to a skin-on-frame kayak. Perimeter lines can mean the difference between losing your kayak or not in a windy rescue situation....
New course: Lightweight small boat camping
Just launched a new online video course on lightweight camping out of small boats. 3+ hours of videos cover what I pack, how I pack it, and what products I prefer for both camping and paddling gear, based on 25 years of experience camping out of small boats. Lots of the videos are up...
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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....