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Cut a white oak this week, kept an 8'ish section whole for cutting coaming and ribs. My dad and I split it out today to get it to working thicknesses and thats a story in itself. Anywhoos, wood defeats saw, kept popping the breaker. Being the stubborn cuss I am, I came back home with … Continue reading Dio vs Yak round 1

Building a kayak. Model airplanes. What do these have in common? Well, I have several plans to work from but want something kinda specific for my personal boat. I know the bow shape I want and have the main frame laid out in my head and somewhat in reality, but have questions about where the … Continue reading Crossed disciplines

5.2 mile sprint, one set of class II, river at usual stages. Rained the whole race and that was actually fun for me. Of the thirty or so racers 20ish were in those superlong toothpick high performance yaks. The rest of us were in pretty much everything else: some long (me @14.5') some short (an … Continue reading Race update

Cumberland Creek Challenge . Today. Its raining. And we head to the drop point in half hour. More later.

Made mention of building a Yak. Well, maybe a touch more than a 'mention' but,,, Anywhoos, someone asked me "why" recently and I had to wrack my skull for an answer. At the time, my answer was, 'It's complicated and I'm using my hands". Its more than that, though still complicated. I am putting to … Continue reading An overdue wordspill

Tips n tricks. Need a wood bearing or have a piece of wood that is going to be exposed to open water pretty much constantly? Get a high heat vegetable oil, heat it to about 400-500°f and GENTLY drop your wood into it. Just like running a fryer, when it stops bubbling, its done. But … Continue reading Quickie post

Ya might recall me stating this, It's not like I have any intention of actually building one of these boats, Yeah, so do I. LOL. Well my "non-intention" has had a couple of small investments made to it. A book is the most expensive part of that so far, if you don't count time spent … Continue reading Spoke too soon