by seamore | Nov 5, 2020 | A Gift Canoe!
So my friend Rolf grew up in New Hampshire and he knows how to paddle a canoe. I didn’t, and I don’t, so when I’m alone in the canoe I find I’m more comfortable with a double-bladed paddle and paddling like a kayak. This canoe in particular is...
by seamore | Sep 4, 2020 | An old Cal 29
So I decided a larger wheel is needed, so I bought a cheap one online, and went down with it to our nearby, wonderful store Tandy Leathers. This place is so wonderful (especially the one in Seattle on Aurora). With no knowledge of leather working at all (except...
by seamore | Apr 19, 2020 | An old Cal 29
OK, as you may have figured out already: I’m not a purist. I’m not steam-bending oak frames and hand-planing fir planks and building hollow spars of sitka spruce. I’m building a plywood cruiser in a garage I refer to as a boat shop. So when my wife...
by seamore | Mar 15, 2019 | Building a Welsford Navigator
The compartments in the bow are sanded and painted and sealed, and a king-plank is fitted over the bow to support the weight of someone on deck. A samson post through this king-plank is a good place for anchors and tow rope to attach. The foremost compartment has a...
by seamore | Aug 19, 2018 | A Gift Canoe!
So my wife was good friends with Dick Worthington, and when he was downsizing he decided to give us a canoe if we promised to give it a good home. Not one to look a gift horse in the mouth, I hurried over to find a lovely solo Wenonah Prism in kevlar with all-wood...
