I am building the Nimrod 12. The instructions call for crossing 5 ribs with the Kevlar roving. They also call for maintaining the roving at a 60 degree angle....
I'm looking at building one of these as my first project. I was wondering if anyone had any opinions about one vs another. I'm concerned about stability. The...
The Airolite web site shows the Classic 12 with only 1 seat but shows the Classic 10 and 14 with 3 seats. Is the number of seats up to the builder??...
If something happens to you this list and all the history will be dead. You should appoint a few co moderators that could keep this thing going. Go into the...
My name is Timo, I live in Finland - and I'm building a Snowshoe 16! I'm just about to add another coat of varnish, after that I'll start with the Kevlar. I...
If you're having trouble figuring out lashings, the book "building the greenland kayak" has some great methods (minus anything that mentions linseed) and...
Recently I was gifted a Snowshoe 14 that was left to weather uncovered for many years. Someone had applied paint to protect the skin, but the paint was flaking...
Using parts or all of the experienced advice given me previously here, I repaired the broken stringers, reglued spots, cleaned and sanded all. Then I reskinned...
This seemed obvious but a search did not turn up anything. Does anyone carry a repair kit for these boats? I'm eyeballing a Classic 12 so that I can car top a...
Well, I got my sliding seat all set to go Saturday...got to the river and remembered I had not drilled new holes in the floorboards for the dowels that hold...
I'm about to get started a Geodesic Airolite Classic 14. I've got a couple deviations from the design that I'm considering and would appreciate some feedback: ...
I have been reading a few post about using epoxy on the skin, not varnish. I live in Las Vegas and the only lake we have out here is very rocky. Looks to me...
Sent wrong pic. In other att. Here is pic of wooden kayak pad's that work for alot of different small boats.:-) :-) scotty On Mar 1, 2012 5:14 PM, "John Scott"...
I bought the above off local Craig's List (Monterey Bay CA.) for $20.00 a few months ago. A few failed glue joints, all the roving is either gone or never was,...
Hi all, I am new here and this is my first post. I am in Australia and have been looking around for alternative sources for the materials for airolite boats. I...
 GOLFER AT THE DENTIST   This one may bring a little mist to your eyes...only a golfer would understand GOLFER AT THE DENTIST A man and his wife walked...
Hi, I am new to boat building and new to lofting. My question is does anyone have a picture of the stem as the boat is on the strong back, for the arrow 14? I...
Happy New Year I hope it will be the year I can sail my Blivit I started building in September 2010. I still have quite a bit to work on but yesterday, last...
Hello all =) Fist off I stumbled on Geodesic Airolite Boats after doing allot of GOOGLE/Youtube searches on plywood boats. I was searching plywood boats after...
If you got a message from me dated today at 5:10 a.m. with no subject line, but a link inside, do not open. It appears that my mailing list might have been...
I've got a 12 foot long strongback that I built for my Classic 12 a few years ago. It has been sitting out in the weather but I think is still serviceable....
Hi all, I've build a Snowshoe in the past and am gearing up for my next project: a sailboat. I'm leaning toward a classic 12 or 14. I have a couple questions: ...
Hello, I was going to build a Nimrod, but as I was getting ready one popped up on craigslist nearby that I could not resist. I'd built a cedar strip canoe...
I just finished building a Nimrod and thought that possibly some of my thoughts would be useful to future builders. It's a great little boat and my wife has...
I am finding the hardest part is in picking which boat to build. Can anybody tell me what the difference is between the arrow 14 and the snowshoe 14. while I...
I just realized that it was almost 5 years ago when I started this group. We are almost 600 members strong. I have not yet started my boat but someday soon I...
My Classic 10' has gone through 6 years of being beaten up, and it's time for a recovering job. I store the boat on a balloon tire wheely cart (the boat rests...
