"Awesome.I really appreciate seeing others' build techniques and the ways they've solved build problems.  Thanks for the pics and the descriptions!!  Lots of ways to skin the proverbial cat--and you've come up with some…"

"did you screw that panel of plywood inside the floor down to your workbench to keep the floor flat?  Genius idea!Haha, saw the triple stack of 2x blocking and it looked like a bit more than twice that.Haven't seen pvc spacers used like…"

"Wow, that's a ton of rocker!!!  ~10" bow and stern?I didn't used to like the idea of woven over biax...but after doing some repairs, found that biax wants to "peel" along the strands, and some plain weave or woven…"

"Here's another tip that I picked up back when I was building wooden sea kayaks:When sitting, your body's center of gravity is very close to your navel.You may need to move your body (and your oarlocks) behind the boat's center of…"

"Levi @ Raindog is working on a 10.5' front passenger layout, Brad is working on a 10.5' rear passenger layout...you'll have similar space constraints for 11.3' double-ender, but it will be an exciting ride for two!! I rowed one…"

"I enjoy the heck out of my little 10.5' x 36" bottom/60" beam boat.  It's 22.5" side panel height, which is slightly too deep for its size.It has weight capacity, but not quite room for 2 people.   hardest…"

"That looks good!! Scuff the fish eyes with sandpaper so the next epoxy will adhere. Use a squeegee..or old credit card..or Formica sample to trowel epoxy into only the low dpots"

"hot glue a temporary cleat below it so you can rest the actual cleat in its position while you get the clamps in place."

"That's gorgeous Dusty.Fixed or removeable flyline deck?If cardboard is too floppy, go to your specialty lumber supplier...birch ply is expensive, but the cover sheets that come on a bunk of birch ply is usually scratched up, 1/8" 3-ply and…"

"As a newbie, I tried to coat and coat and coat to fill the low spots...but the epoxy will "telegraph" the weave of the fiberglass below even after the original valleys in the weave are filled.Generally it only takes 2 coats if the 2nd coat…"

"If your locks are rising, my guess is the oarlock blocks/bore holes are canted out too far...as you pull on the oar, it's pulling up on the lock.Either a solid spacer or spring will fix the popping out symptoms--the NRS springs are about…"

"You did a nice job of stripping the boat down, Derrick!  Looks like you have decent weather, too.Do you use those side trays a lot? I have an old classic aluminum drifter...thinking of adding them. I use my side hatches in my dory all the time."

"Dave, what kind of speed do you maintain when flatwater rowing?  I did 2mi in 1hr with headwinds/waves one way over Thanksgiving weekend...wondering if no wind speed is any better?"

"That's so so cool.  I've been enthralled by the history of those old southern Oregon boats, especially since seeing some of the original Briggs GC dories on the Salmon River in Idaho.  I built a stitch and glue replica, but…"

"you're talking to the peanut gallery, then.  Those guys have forgotten more than I'll know. :)"

"I just flipped through the book I mentioned and Fletcher had noted that all of Pritchett's boats were in his favorite orange and black OSU colors.So I looked closer and...check the hull number.  That's not just a Pritchett boat. …"