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As an experiment when I built my canoe I used a butt joint, epoxy glued. I have witnesses who saw me pick up those 4.5 metre planks by the end and wave them about in the air. The secret? Let the glue dry.

Nowadays with ply my favorite is a half lap splice.

What year did you put the windows in?

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Tony

In case you may not have noticed there is a four part series of articles under way over at amateurboatbuilding.com about boat electrics.

http://www.amateurboatbuilding.com/arti ... index.html

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Kiwi

The electric version is based on the Torqeedo motors and battery. I added my own solar panels with controller plus a shore power charger. It will include a complete schematic, part numbers, wire size and sources for all parts. The electric version will cost about $ 15,000.00 in equipment and will p...

Rigging? KISS! The simpler the better. This is a small boat so the forces at play are going to help keep it simple. Traveller full width just behind the centreboard as per the drawing you posted and boom rigged as per Justin's suggestion. The full width traveller will do away with boom outhaul (are ...

Go see your friendly local cabinet maker. He has piles of nice fine dust from his sanding machine. Or coarser stuff from saws - chuck that in the blender and blend it down to very fine dust. My last repairs were done with ordinary old saw dust. The finest stuff from the bottom of the pile. It is hel...

The trade off for high initial stability is performance. You get one or the other not both. 1. get used to the initial stability. I use my boat (too) often so I don't notice that it isn't stable. Now I can stand on the bow to get in and out. You get bonus points from idle bystanders for such exploit...

I have done a bit of boating in NZ, especially on Wakatipu. For chop on that lake you need a longer narrower hull. The wind can get pretty extreme out there too. Storage: why not outside on the trailor? Going to sea: with experience (I have been going out on the water alone since I was 12) and a goo...

This is a subject very close to my center of interest. At the moment I am rowing out the the 2 mile limit (for my category of boat). What happens if the wind picks up? Well I sweat a lot more. There is a formula for calculating thrust somewhere on a bass fishing site. For my 15' canoe optimal thrust...

glad you liked it Richard. :) Kiwi, I wonder if the "bonito" you used in your stew is the same as our "bonita" or little tunny. If so, i might have to give it a try, we catch a few every trip, and I have always wished for some way to make them edible. Worth a try. If its the sam...