MacGyver

Stability will generally increase with speed in a paddle craft. Unfortunately for this particular project, speed is also a function of waterline length and is limited by such.

To address the original topic first, despite the DNC's blathering on this, they'll get some traction with their message that "Mitt Romney isn't like you", but won't take it any further. The day they start filing charges against politicians on tax charges is the day that every last one of them goes to jail. All the Ron Paul stuff makes me laugh. Does anyone actually believe that he is really prepared to be anything other than a voice of dissent? I know he loves this country, and we'd all be better off if our respective congressmen actually cared as much as Dr. Paul does. But despite that, I think that if Mitt Romney called him tomorrow and told him he was pulling out and would support Paul, I don't think he would know what to do. I really respect a lot of Ron Paul's views - I think he's crazier than a bowling shoe on a lot of others - but I don't believe for a single minute that he's actually prepared to be President of the United States.

Always be careful wading the Caney Fork. When they start generating, it comes up fast. I've seen people abandon waders and gear over the years.

There are a couple of really good guides who operate on the Caney Fork. It's interesting that now that we're starting to pull some pretty good brown trouts out of the river, we're starting to get pressure from people who are travelling from all over the nation to fish it. There are also some great outfitters on the Caney Fork. For a first time learn about the river kind of trip, I'd gladly rent a canoe, fish and let them shuttle me back to my car at the end of the day. http://www.canoethecaney.com/site/index.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=18 http://caneyforkriverrunners.com/CaneyForkRiverGuides/CaneyForkRiverRegulations.html Of course, if you're swinging through Nashville on your way, you're welcome to come by and grab my canoe.

That's it. They set aside parking for people fishing. There is certainly better fishing downstream, but for "I'd like to trout fish, leave my house in Nashville and be in the water and throwing flies in less than an hour" I've never been disappointed.

I fished for years by walking in from the rest stop. Great trout fishing. I'll give the fishery management guys some props, too. They've been doing a good job mananging that river. We're starting to see some great fish coming out of the caney fork.

You'd overpower it. It would immediately try to plane, and those boats don't have enough freeboard to avoid taking on water as it pushes through the transition. You could put a trolling motor on it. The prop on most of those will ensure that you don't exceed about 5 knots. And, with the size of this boat, you could push it all day with a trolling motor.

That's one sheet of 3/8 marine grade birch, some douglas fir for the brightwork and a couple of 2x6s for the oars. They put some closed cell foam under the seats for floatation since it was going to be a kids' boat. A $10 20ft roll of fiberglass tape from Home Depot will get you all the tape you need. Likewise, these guys had the fir laying around from another project. Pine, poplar or anything else you can get your hands on will work for a boat that's less than $100 all in.

These guys did use fiberglass tape for strength and waterproofing on the chines, but other than that it's latex house paint.

I can't decide what she's floating on. Freezer door, maybe? I couldn't find any pictures of OSSs being used by skanky crack chicks, but I think either of these two weigh more than her:

If the canoe doesn't work out, try a One Sheet Skiff, built as it sounds from one sheet of plywood. We built several recently with some kids for about $30 each. We did them in a day, but had some pretty accomplished builders who could tack these together in their sleep. You could definitely straight face it in a weekend.

That's it. Add a picatinny base, and you've old school meets new school zombie killing efficiency. I think I've got some 2-56 threaded stainless rod in the shop. It's all coming together now.

Speaking of respirators - wear one when sanding. Your lungs will thank you in 20 years.

As long as you're really careful about fairing and sanding around your tacks so that you don't go through the canvas, and you stay mostly on flatwater, you should be okay. They were built with paint for a long time. Epoxy resins do add a lot of durability and resiliency for not a lot of cost, though.

That's exactly what I was thinking

If you're really looking for the most durable coating. A couple of layers of two-part epoxy like West System 105 then covered with a layer of paint for UV protection is your best bet.

Ohhh! We're going to need to see that when you get it!

Good luck. Keep us apprised of your progress.

Yeah, I'll see if I can work up a folding design. It's entirely possible that I'm misremembering on the load, but have 2050fps in my brain because when he told me, I was sure I was going to be seeing pressure signs. I was surprised when there weren't any immediately visible. That said, I'd still consider it a 150m round.

What are you using for your covering?

They had to spend money on something.

Strip planking is a good option, too. I've got plans to build a Grand Laker one of these days.

I'm kind of jazzed about trying the ladder site. Looks like the CNC mill is going to be earning it's keep. We'll have to get Dolomite in on this one.

Yeah, I was trying to use a best case scenario to get to 1000m. Even with that load it was over 100ft of drop. I'd be curious if you can get there with QuickLoad. I think it was with using magnum primer and lil'gun. With my 10.5" barrel, I might as well be chucking them by hand.

Those loads were through a friends bolt gun with a 20.5" barrel. As far as I know, it's still his hog shooting load of choice. They seemed to work okay. I couldn't work up a load to get to 2050 with my current setup. With my 10.5" barrel, it would be a grenade.