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Re: Off Topic: Canoe
By:Bryan Kapteyn
Date: 4/29/2012, 2:08 pm
In Response To: Re: Off Topic: Canoe (Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks)

: I've made my Nymph canoes with softwood gunwales covered with
: glass. The softwood is lighter, and the glass gives them
: toughness. I also don't like the idea of having to sand and
: re-protect hardwood gunwales every year. The glass gives great
: protection.

: It looks like you will have a beautiful canoe.

Thanks Nick,

Do you have scuppers on the nymph? I should go look. If so, do you just cut out the glass where is covers the scuppers?

Bryan K

Messages In This Thread

Off Topic: Canoe *PIC*
Bryan Kapteyn -- 4/29/2012, 9:31 am
Re: Off Topic: Canoe
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/29/2012, 10:32 am
Re: Off Topic: Canoe
Bryan Kapteyn -- 4/29/2012, 2:08 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/29/2012, 6:26 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 4/29/2012, 1:21 pm
Re: Off Topic: Canoe *PIC*
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/29/2012, 1:34 pm
Re: Off Topic: Canoe
Bryan Kapteyn -- 4/29/2012, 2:10 pm
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Bryan K -- 4/30/2012, 8:16 am
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/30/2012, 11:16 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/30/2012, 8:28 am
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/30/2012, 12:48 pm
I Fiberglass Everything
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 4/30/2012, 3:25 pm
Re: I Fiberglass Everything
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/30/2012, 5:51 pm
Re: I Fiberglass Everything
Jay Babina -- 5/2/2012, 8:22 am
Re: Off Topic: Canoe
John Abercrombie -- 4/29/2012, 1:34 pm
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Bryan Kapteyn -- 4/29/2012, 2:14 pm
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John Abercrombie -- 4/29/2012, 2:34 pm
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Lewishb -- 4/29/2012, 8:44 pm
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robert l -- 4/30/2012, 9:50 pm
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Bryan K -- 5/1/2012, 8:41 am
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Robert l -- 5/1/2012, 11:36 am
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 5/1/2012, 11:52 am
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Bryan K -- 5/2/2012, 9:02 am