Its been a long time coming.
Designed over ten years ago as a simple two sheet canoe but never built due to "life" and a lack of confidence, she's finally hit the water.
Turns out after much prevarication and self doubt she does pretty much what it says on the tin. She's not as tippy as I thought she might be, and although she doesn't track as straight as I expected that means she's pretty maneuverable.
So all said I'm a happy paddler.
So all said I'm a happy paddler.
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ReplyDeletecool boat, I've been putting off a new build for much the same reasons
ReplyDeleteHi Graham. Found you through Solway Dory's links page. Congratulations on getting Alice wet after ten years, that's a familiar story and a good ending. I run a free site where a build is kept as a dated log, photos and hours, filed under the design, and there's a decent list of canoe designs on it but no two-sheet canoe yet. If you ever wanted Alice's build kept there alongside the blog, I'd be glad to help bring it across with the original dates. Either way, enjoy the paddling.
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