It Floats!!!

[demographic]

Thanks for all the positive comments, folks.

demographic - yes, it's stitch and glue.

ozzy1977 - I did the course with ORCA in the Lake District: http://www.orcadventures.co.uk Very intense but a great course.

Hopefully get out agin soon and then I'll get some more pics. I do have "step by step" pics of the build that I might post if anyone is interested.

It's does feel good to be paddling along in something that started life like this!:

Good stuff, got a mate who made a stitch and glue canoe, what plans did you use?

 

[Kerne]

Good stuff, got a mate who made a stitch and glue canoe, what plans did you use?

I made the canoe called the ORCA Lakelander which is the standard design they do on the course.

 

[Clouston98]

That's great! I'd love to try that one day .

 

[HillBill]

Lovely work mate

 

[HHazeldean]

Thats fantastic, must be so satisfying taking it for its first spin..lovely work

 

[Kerne]

OK, folks - seems to be some interest so give me a few days and I'll try to get the step by step photos sorted.

 

[British Red]

Yes please to the SbyS - she looks really professional - colour me impressed

 

[Falcn]

Very nice build indeed.
Be warned canoe building is addictive, My first was a stitch and glue 'Jemcraft Stalker Squareback', made really for fishing. I made it as a photography platform but got the bug and ended up 18 months later building a cedar strip Chestnut Bobs Special.

You have been warned

 

[rik_uk3]

Truly wonderful, great stuff.

 

[Stew]

That looks really tidy. I'm not surprised but it's still impressive. I bet it was brilliant that first time you went out in it.

 

[andibs]

Lovely looking boat. What length is it, about 16' ?

 

[Marmite]

Beautiful work. Can I ask whereabouts you launched on the Gloucester-sharpness as it not to far from me at all.

 

[Kerne]

Lovely looking boat. What length is it, about 16' ?

It's just short of that - made from two sheets of 8' x 4' ply so it comes out at about 15'6".

 

[Kerne]

Beautiful work. Can I ask whereabouts you launched on the Gloucester-sharpness as it not to far from me at all.

We launched it at Purton - there is a launching pontoon at the car park. We paddled up to just beyond where the Cam enters the canal (just beyond Patch Bridge) and back - about 2hrs at a gentle pace and a bit of playing about to see how it manoeuvred.

 

[Black Sheep]

Nice work Jim

There is some satisfaction in paddling something you've built ( I know from my Apache) especially when yours is built from scratch.

Rich

 

[titanius anglesmith]

Cant add anything it already been said.Good building skills nice canoe.
Regards Chris.