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just one thing to add.... Don't forget the height of the boat on the table when you figure out your table height. What may be perfect working on flat peices can quickly become too high when the boat gets 3D

lookin real good so far

I was once milling up a load of maple logs for a guy on a band saw mill and we came across a log that was fiddleback throughout. The log was over 30" in diameter. I still have the 1 peice he let me keep. 10' X 14" X 5/4. The log from above and below it had nothing I can't stop coming back to...

I am awe struck....completely. What a beautiful piece of work. is that fiddleback maple in there??

lookin good, that rear skeg may be a challenge but obviously you are up to it

that is one fine looking craft, well built and a real looker

I vote for electric, Ipersonally find gas motors obnoxious. yes they do a great job but that constant noise goes against why I get out there in the first place. Battery technology is making some huge leaps right now in the weight department and as soon as the price comes down a 10lbs lithium...

means the boss, the wife or "significant other"

I'll be watching this thread with interest. With my retirement coming in January I have been drooling over the SOF Stonefly Canoe. I will google this company as soon as I'm done reading here.

Re: 14" x 30" x 18 lb. Pirogue 18 lbs...wow is that an Ultimate you're in????

my first taste of a BBQ chicken pizza was in Adelaide Aussie. I was pleasantly surprised at how yummy it was. I now see them here all the time

is it worth saying that part of the reason we put our seats aft of the center line is due to the weight of our legs forward of the centerline? Sit in your boat with your legs crossed and see how differently it performs. I would hazard a guess that the center of weight with your legs outstreched...

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ha, I love these threads. Permit me to add my take. I think the test was accurate for what was being proved or disproved. What I see as proved: 1. An asymetrical hull will indeed show more stability than a symetrical....if....the center of weight is placed at the widest point or close to...

friction is a strange creature and water friction against a hull is yet a totally different form of friction than 2 solids rubbing together. Most liquid lubricating compounds act more like a barrier between 2 surfaces so they don't actually touch thus reducing friction. Solid friction...

seeing as the OP hasn't had any input since the start, I think we've been "josh'd" from the beginning. I just wanna know what is possibly to gain from this unorthodoxed approach to building a boat. I'm not sayin don't do it. Who am I to say what you should build a boat from? I wanna know "why"

Re: Skinny perow coming looking good Ron, I see we have similar storage devices for our clamps. (floor/ground)

I'm trying to wrap around my noggin how this could possibly add any strength to the boat at all, structurally speaking. As far as I can figure all it will do is coat the plywood just like paint. No added strength in paint. These bedliners are actually quite flexible coverings. Fibreglass adds...

all I can say is WOW. That tiger maple (we call it fiddleback maple) is fantastic.

I personally would consider making your tubes out of fibreglass instead of PVC. FG tubes can be easily made by wrapping around saran covered PVC. I would just think you'd have a hard time getting anything to give you a good waterproof seal against the PVC pipe. As far as the spud pole...