"Shawn. Autocorrect!"

"I'd consider large float bags instead of built-in flotation (unless you want to completely deck everything). Look at what open canoeists do---they fill open volume with float bags and then put a spray cover over everything so a large wave…"

"Looking damn good Sean!"

"...what's your experience on the Salmon?  Do you hit the wavetrains?  Seems that missing them might put you in rockier water (generally assuming that most wavetrains run down the green tongue)."

"Decked or open?Seems the Lower Salmon has big water."

"Decks are nearly complete and fill coated.  Finishing details on the hatch lips.  Flow coated the gunnels.Flow Coated"

"Thank you sir!"

"A gorgeous boat and fantastic workmanship.  Looking forward to seeing the final product!"

"Yes, to prevent epoxy sags, do it on a horizontal surface. If you have to di it vertically, do several thin coats...or let it sag, use a cabinet scraper to get the big boogs, fair with a longboard, and do a thin final fill coat with a squeegee to…"

"Blush is a nasty pain in the butt.One doesn't have to use non-blushing epoxy.  It comes off quite easily with warm soapy water...wipe the majority off while it's still hot/wet and it will come off on the rag.  A final hot water…"

"I don't like that plywood checks.  I am glassing EVERY surface in my dory except for my gunnels.  I think epoxy + wood dust is just a bandaid.  I'd recommend using thinned epoxy to really saturate, or use small quantities of…"

"Read Pete Culler On Boatbuilding...traditional boatbuilding materials were whatever local materials were available to the builder.  :) We're spoiled to have so many choices shipped to us nowadays.I'm using ash for my gunnels...but…"

"If you're doing a varnish finish, be neat with the epoxy.  Varnish looks different over epoxy than over bare wood...so either mask off the scarfs when you epoxy them and keep the outside of the wood all dry and ready for varnish...or sand…"

"about time for an update...working on decks and hatches.  Mounted the oarsman's footwell, too. cast the oarlocks.  I need more practice, but I'm on the right track."