Tag: guideboat
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Skin on Frame St. Lawrence River Skiff
I love what Ethan is doing here. Builds skin-on-frame St. Lawrence Skiffs. I thought they were guideboats when I first saw them. No bottom board, and steam bent ribs instead of laminated. Keel is nailed/screwed on at first, then looks like the stringers are lashed. Not having to laminate those ribs would save a heck…
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Paddling the Hudson River Valley
Resources A Kayaker’s Guide to the Hudson River Valley: The Quieter Waters–Rivers, Creeks, Lakes and Ponds by Shari Aber Hudson River Greenway Water Trail Map https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1T7t_EIvBrn8RZPTH6BG90EXlQawGWdD6&usp=sharing My favorite Hudson launch points Peekskill Boat launch by train station Kayak floating dock in the park to the north of the train station and playground Annsville Creek Yonkers…
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Notes on building a skin-on-frame Adirondack Guideboat
Note: This is a work in progress. Still a lot to add. Why skin-on-frame and not 100% wood? Skin-on-frame is much lighter. 45lbs vs 80+ lbs. A single person can pick it up and move it, put it on the car, etc. Required reading We followed John Michne’s Building an Adirondack Guideboat: Reproductions of a…