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Did you find it tippy? http://www.amateurboatbuilding.com/articles/building/hiawatha/index.html Tony Hi I have used various Coleman / Old town type canoes and I would say my HW14 was probably a bit more tippy. As my other half tends to want to be more of a 'passenger' than take an active role I fee...

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I have lowered the front seat and moved it back about 12 inches (300mm). My wife now feels a bit more confident when there are two of us on board.

I propose to stick a couple of inflatable buoyancy bags under the seats at some point

I have manged to upload one pic to the gallery.


cooks

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Sea tested our Hiawatha canoe on the Thames today. It was a beutiful day to be on the river and the canoe was loads of fun. I had better get it finished (properly) before the summer runs out

Have fun wherever

Cooks

Hi I am having another shot at finishing last years project and have lost a copy of the sketch showing the mold sizes / width of spreaders Can someone advse on the length of the spreders / size of moulds. I could take a flyer and do it by eye but I want to do it properly Thanks in advance for any as...

Do you know of any completed 23's . I would like to see some photographs and find out more about the mini transat performance of the Serpentiers I would like an off shore self build with proven ability. Currently based on the Thames in London but will be sailing aroud the western Isles of Scotland A...

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Has anyone built a Vagabond in the UK? I would like to find out more about how they sail / perform. The 'Just Right' web pages and those of the other builders are inspiring.

Stephen

Habib's pictures are very exciting and well worth viewing