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Re: Other: Canoe and Kayak Building the Light and
By:Pawistik
Date: 4/3/2009, 12:14 am

: To the best of my knowlwdge there is only one book currently being offered
: about building canoes in 'glass. It is very thorough and paints a method
: that is an a**-buster.
: If this guy has somehow distilled all the back-labor out of that method he
: must be a genious.
: I suspect he is no smarter than the rest but has just settled for something
: that is less than what you would get in a professionally made boat.
: That coke-bottle hull doesn't cut it for looks. As of this moment that baby
: has replaced the "Six-Hour Canoe" as the one boat I would never
: consider building, even under torture.

Well, I supose I'm a bit skeptical too, but I'm also intrigued. I like tradition as much as most around here, but I am also curious about the results of innovation. I'm curious enough that I'd like to have a closer look at both the book and the boat. I'm not going to order it sight unseen though, at least not until I hear from a few folks that enjoy it. On the other hand, I have left my number with my local book store which has Nick's new boat on order. As soon as I get the call, I'll be adding that one to my library!

I'd like to know what the "Wasp" looks like below the waterline.

Cheers,
Bryan

Messages In This Thread

Other: Canoe and Kayak Building the Light and Easy Way *LINK*
Bryan Hansel -- 4/2/2009, 11:31 pm
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 4/3/2009, 2:55 pm
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Mike Savage -- 4/3/2009, 5:43 am
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Charlie -- 4/2/2009, 11:47 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 4/3/2009, 9:13 pm
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Pawistik -- 4/3/2009, 12:14 am
Re: Other: Canoe and Kayak Building the Light and *Pic*
Reg Lake -- 4/3/2009, 2:56 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/3/2009, 1:30 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/3/2009, 12:14 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 4/3/2009, 9:36 am