Hello everyone,
I just wanted to introduce myself, I am new here and new to wooden boat building. A few weekends ago my wife and I were camping, and talked about renting a canoe for the day. It was windy and we decided against it, but it got me thinking (obsessing) about owning a small canoe that I could throw on top of the SUV when going to camp and use in lakes or rivers. I wanted something with a shallow draft, yet stable since neither my wife or I have ever been in a canoe. I looked at prices/weights/sizes on factory built canoes/kyaks (outrageous)and then hit on the wooden canoe idea, many web searches later I decided I could easily build something sized right, and priced right, with my background in wood work I had any tool I might need, so I decided on a simple piroque plan, combined with a couple other ideas from various free downloads, and came up with a plan. (currently about 1/2 finished)
I dont have the demensions with me today, but will post them later, along with a pic of the finished product, for ease of finishing she will be painted, but I'm thinking of a stained finished for my second project if this one floats...
Regards from TX,
RJ
Hi RJ great you've got the bug keep the pictures coming and the stoires of the build and sail/paddle "lang mae your lum reek" as we say in Scotland Bogsdolics.
ReplyDeleteTranslate, Lang Mae your lum reek, I believe I may have some Ancesters from way way back in Scotland, Is Watson a common surname over there? She is 11 ft 5 inches, stem to stern, with a beam of 26 inches at keel, and 34 at gunnels. will see about a photo for next post.
ReplyDeleteHi RJ Lang = long Mae =may your = your lum = chimney reek = smoke which means "long may you live" or breath for a long time Watson comes from the Norse or Viking meaning son of watt and its fairly common, more power to your elbow Bogsdolics
ReplyDeleteHI RJ - Welcome to the group!! There is a lot of material to check out under the Resources and Links sections here and as Bogs pointed out "Free Boat Design Resources" is an awsome sight - You can definitely get lost in there for several hours at a time. Have fun with your new hobby and remember that we are all here to help... Andy
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