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For once I agree with what both Chuck and Jack already said. There are all kinds of plans out there. Matt at http://www.jemwatercraft.com/ has a couple of wider pirogues that you should be able to sit pretty high in. He also has some canoe plans like his Iroquois that would probably be as easy...

Yall ever watch any of this freestyle canoeing? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po-bl77WiWM&feature=related

In addition to what Leeh said, I would think that it would be harder to mount the masts on the amas strong enough since they would be much smaller hulls with less depth. Also controlling the sails and running the sheets or lines for them would be more difficult.

The Pettit varnish is oil based. I don't know about Rustoleum brand. How bout putting a weight on them and dragging them over a rough piece of concrete to test for scuff resistance.

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My only GPS in the auto one that I use in the truck. I did take it along, but didn't even try to find the cach there. I went up the creek a good way years ago in my jon-boat with an outboard. Back then, I didn't know that the furnace was there. I didn't know for sure if the water would be high...

Bear, this is about 80 miles from Clayton as the crow flies. I don't rightly know how far it would be if Jack was doing the flying, but would likely require at least one nap. This article will answer most of your questions...

Thursday afternoon, I paddled to an old iron making furnace on Shoal Creek in Cherokee County Georgia. When Lake Allatoona is full as it is now, you can get to it by canoe. I put in at Knox Bridge Boat Landing off of Hwy 20 between Canton and Cartersville and went up the Etowah River channel...

White vinegar works good for cleaning your hands and anything else. It will break down the uncured epoxy.

I have been doing it differently from Jack. I start in the middle and work toward both ends. I go toward one end a ways then go toward the other end for a while then switch again. Jack is in the ballpark on the time though.

Joey, you should be able to do it the way that you were planning. You might have to cut it in a few places to get it to lay flat without ripples.

George, there are a few pretty big trees left in north Georgia. The Gennett Poplar along Bear Creek Trail near Cohutta is at least 17 feet 9 inches around four and a half feet from the ground. Tim Homan's book "Hiking Trails of North Georgia" says that it is the second largest tree in the...

Right, you will find a use for it. Handy stuff to have around.

Three quarts should be enough.

Jack said that the Doc shook his head rocks over into an empty corner. Aint you got a space like that?

Thanks Steve. I really like seeing trees that big. There's not many left in this part on the US.

I haven't ever tried it, but I wouldn't think a bit of paint on them would hurt. They will be covered with epoxy and cloth. I would presaturate the wood with epoxy and use the epoxy (maybe with wood flour added) to try to level out the countersunk spots and deep scratches.

I would think that 3 to 4 oz cloth should be all you need. West System sells the aluminum powder and that is what they recommend for abrasion resistance and graphite for low friction. You could use a mix of the two. http://www.westsystem.com/ss/product-selection-chart/

I did something similar on my removable portage yoke. Instead of using T-nuts, I epoxied in a regular nut and put it to the bottom where it doesn't show. I also didn't put in finger grooves, but the knob is large enough to get a good grip on as it is.

I remember seeing lots of other folks picking cotton, but I never wuz interested in doing it myownself.