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does she come with the hat??

I kept a pic of my lovely bride up there while stuck in the desert away from home that's how I got mine

I got issued a Tilley hat in 1991 and have been wearing it since, It shows signs of age but zero signs of ever wearing out. They are guaranteed for life to not wear out. There is usually a pocket inside the hat and they used to put a small pamphlet in there that told some interesting stories...

I think thwe most interesting particle of that 12lbs boat is the fact that the builder used it for several years and then sold it to another fella that has been using it since. He admittedly states the boat is prone to "denting" but any boat you build can only safely be used to its limits. Go...

what if one was to build a strip panel boat with alternating strips of balsa and cedar. A 50/50 mix of both would decrease the weight by aprox 30%. The decks could be all balsa as they would not have to carry weight. I could easily envision a craft like the Okwata or a decked pirogue fitiing...

this has been a much welcomed distraction from my incredibly boring work day. Balsa is probably the most common core material for allot of racing boats including 1000+ horsepower offshore boats. Most of the world cup sail boats also use a balsa core. Albeit i'm sure the coverings are very...

making a DIY vacuum bagging system would triple the depth of saturation me thinks. There is a ton of info online about building vacuum bag systems with fridge compressors, mind you, that would mean doing flat panels like a pirogue

Ha!!!!!

just for interest....most of the competitions like this that I've seen have a rule of "no multi part adhesives". Makes it much more challenging when epoxy cannot be used

I guess this means you are doing it for fun and not to win, this makes a big difference in advice. The throw away boats will be the lightest as durability is low on the priority list. I personally would consider a balsa based skin on frame but that would be a throw away. The balsa stripper...

been watching this post and thinking....ohoh, he's thinking again. Anyway, this is an Uncle John's. The bending of the panels is minimal and I think the whole issue of compression and stretching is completely moot. Fibreglassing a flat panel is ten times easier than a shaped boat. Laying flat...

solar ovens do indeed work and even up here in our Cdn winters. I tried the one in this link and was able to hit 240 degrees F. (averaged) in the late spring. The problem with them is practability, they are just not practicle. They are large to pack and need to be monitered for temp and angle...

I did a couple of these last year for a party and they were a huge hit. I've found the key is using a mild neutral sausage, I did mine with italian sausage and it overpowered the bacon side. These were followed up with a desert of bacon candy

nope, didn't think you were Ron. I'm just bored and happen to have had the opportunity to see and try

the mirage drive isn't meant for log hopping at all. It does fold up against the hull but is still underneathmaybe 1.5". I wouldn't even consider it for river running. I have a plastic fishing yak and have fished with Hobie guys and they can cover a whole lot more area with the mirage drive...

are you wetting that log occasionally or does the wood discolour that fast in open air. What a wonderful thread, thanks so much for keeping up with it.

the mirage drive is a dream to pedal. The standard fins will give nice easy propulsion but upgrade to the turbo fins and there is no way you could keep up with a paddle over a long period. The legs are bigger, tougher and have much more endurance than the upper body

sounds yummy try a little cumin in that rub sometime, adds that earthy red meat lovin flavour. (yes, there is a "u" in flavour)

that's a nice easy setup...however, I think I'd move the forward clamp back so it uses the screwed on fence as a bearing surface

I just have to bump this one back up. I figure after a year and a half someone must have come up with something workable If the term "Stove" is not necessarily definative, how about a coleman can smoker/oven. Would require a door like the one shown and a tubular smoke/heat inlet. The can...