I've been pondering a GA boat for some years now and am now just getting around to a place where I can think about actually doing it. My buddy has turned me...
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Aaron Wood
a_wood_...
Mar 8, 2011 2:43 am
Hi! I just finished my Arrow 14, and while I've only had it out a couple times, my opinion is that you'll be fine with a seat 3" above the floor. It may feel...
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Elliot Mednick
Elliot00
Mar 8, 2011 4:10 am
I built my Arrow 14 in 2003. I find that I have to sit on the floor and use extra-long paddles. If I use even a 2" seat pad, I find the boat too unstable....
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jelautomotive
Mar 8, 2011 6:08 am
Thanks for the replies! Elliot -- do you mean unstable as in it just wants to dump you out? Or do you mean tippy or initially unstable, in that it doesn't...
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gmac49
gmac49...
Mar 8, 2011 12:44 pm
I am building an Arrow 16 for the same purpose. I have decided that we will kneel or use those "sit on the ground" camping seats when paddling it like a ...
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Richard Bertram
richardbertram
Mar 8, 2011 3:38 pm
I hope I am not getting off topic, but your set of requirements hit close to home. It was a toss up between the Adirondak Guide boat or the Classic for me. The...
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bschless@...
bschless
Mar 8, 2011 3:50 pm
I built a 10' classic and row the heck out of it. I have fixed oarlocks and a fixed seat. I would prefer a sliding seat, but think it's overkill for the 10'....
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jelautomotive
Mar 8, 2011 5:23 pm
Interesting that you should mention the guideboat. My buddy has one built in SOF by Brian Schultz of Cape Falcon Kayaks and it's a great boat but just a...
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jelautomotive
Mar 8, 2011 5:24 pm
Did you mean Arrow 16? Is there a way to stretch this design to 16 feet?...
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taffy case
taffysforge
Mar 8, 2011 9:33 pm
I built a 14' classic last summer and made the out-rigged oarlocks for 9'oars. Very stable compared to the 21' scull I used to have. ...
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bschless@...
bschless
Mar 8, 2011 9:43 pm
Can you share a picture of your outrigged oarlocks? Beau Schless NOTEbookS Library Automation (978) 443-2996 http://www.rasco.com From: taffy case...
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gmac49
gmac49...
Mar 8, 2011 11:18 pm
Sorry, Snow Shoe 16. ________________________________ From: jelautomotive <jelautomotive@...> To: Airolite_Boats@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue, March 8, 2011...
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Roger Crier
rogercrier
Apr 2, 2011 7:44 pm
I am putting video clips of my Junior Whitehall build on You Tube, so if anyone wants an early night, this should put them to sleep almost instantaneously!...
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Peter
pjacobs55
Apr 3, 2011 5:57 am
Roger, thanks for sharing. What a thorough job of building the strong back. Looking forward to more clips! Peter...
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Homeowner
qbenoliver
Apr 20, 2011 9:01 pm
Hello everyone! New member to the group here. I've been browsing the group and learning a lot. I purchased the snowshoe 14 plans because I'd like to build...
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mgrogg51
Apr 20, 2011 10:17 pm
1. I would build a bigger boat, like the Snowshoe 16 or 18. More capacity, slightly higher cost for materials, same build time within a few minutes. Not...
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Homeowner
qbenoliver
Apr 21, 2011 12:58 am
Well I probably was not quite clear. I purchased the plans for the Snowshoe 14 because I already have a canoe suitable for lakes and tidal areas, but I wanted...
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Matthew
flagmcg
Apr 21, 2011 5:37 pm
Howdy, I built a snowshoe 16 with my small sons. As they have grown this boat is really only good for 2 of us and not all three. Even with only 2 of us...
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Qben
qbenoliver
Apr 22, 2011 4:00 am
That actually seems to make a lot of sense. I suppose I wouldn't really be saving much in effort by towing a canoe that is a bit smaller rather than just the...
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floatingcanuck
Apr 26, 2011 11:42 pm
Hi all, I'm not sure how I hosed this up, and not sure whether the dacron/kevlar wrap process is intended to take this out (doubt it) but I'm about to hack off...
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Aaron Wood
a_wood_...
Apr 27, 2011 12:36 am
Mike, Don't hack it off! I'll send pics of my fix when I get home. Same problem on my boat. Cheers, Aaron Sent from my BlackBerry ... From: "floatingcanuck"...
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Caruk, Gord
gord_t3
Apr 27, 2011 1:19 am
Darn! Sorry about that Mike. Following Platt's idea to preload the gunwales (without any soaking or steaming) works surprisingly well. Without preloading the...
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taffy case
taffysforge
Apr 27, 2011 11:07 am
My keel had a dip to it when sighted as your photo. I glue a piece in and then fared it of with a small plane. It isn't bad looking and didn't take much...
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AARON WOOD
a_wood_...
May 3, 2011 5:39 am
Mike, In the photos below you can see something similar happened with my boat. It was bugging me and so I decided to fix it. First I measured how much the...
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kanoe22
May 15, 2011 7:24 am
Hi thought I should introduce myself before jumping in with questions or requests for info. I found the group via a comment on www.songofthepaddle.co.uk. I'm...
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Aaron Wood
a_wood_...
May 15, 2011 10:21 am
Welcome Graeme! Which boat are you building? Cheers, Aaron Sent from my BlackBerry ... From: "kanoe22" <graeme.stevens@...> Sender:...
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kanoe22
May 15, 2011 9:22 pm
I'm building a SOF Rob Roy for my daughter at the moment, hope to be finished for last week of May. It's not the Airolite one, it's from modified stripper...
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Bob Kay McIntosh
trawler10
May 15, 2011 11:34 pm
Am finishing up a Classic 14 . any questions when you get into it let me know. Bob From: Airolite_Boats@yahoogroups.com...
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gmac49@...
gmac49...
May 28, 2011 8:08 pm
I bought a cheap iron to use on my 16 ft canoe. It had a heat surge just as I was finishing attaching the Dacron to gunwales. So, I now have a 2"x1/2" burn...
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Martyn Long
martyn.long
May 28, 2011 8:43 pm
I bet when it happened you said 'oh dear me'. My commiserations. However, I reckon you are doing the right thing in patching, rather than ripping it all off. ...
