Canoe: Episode 10 - "Lough Allen"
This summer we holidayed at a log cabin at the side of Lough Allen in County Leitrim. More of a wooden "chalet" than a log cabin in my...
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Dan
- Jul 9, 2019
- 1 min
Canoe: Episode 9 - "Castlewellan Lake"
So this weekend I arranged with a friend to take our canoe and new white and blue second-hand sail boat out for a trial run at the lake...
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Dan
- Jun 27, 2019
- 1 min
Canoe: Episode 8 - "Testing"
Two weekends ago I had a quick test to see if we could get the canoe onto the car. It just fits. It is a two-person job due to the...
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Dan
- May 14, 2019
- 2 min
Canoe: Episode 7 - "Runners, ropes and seats"
Back from Dublin it was time to add the runners to the underside of the hull. The runners were attached to the hull with a layer of...
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Dan
- Apr 24, 2019
- 3 min
Canoe: Episode 6 - "Outwales and seat dowels"
Spring has arrived at last. It's Easter weekend and it's 21 degrees. Canoe building time! The job I've not been relishing -- fitting...
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Dan
- Apr 24, 2019
- 2 min
Canoe: Episode 5 - "Waterproofing"
With the weather worsening, the wind blowing the canoe off its stand, the constant rains and temperature dropping i had to get one last...
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Dan
- Apr 24, 2019
- 2 min
Canoe: Episode 4 - "Glass taping"
Last time I had fitted the inwales to help stiffen the rim of the hull and keep it's shape better. The internal seams had also been...
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Dan
- Nov 14, 2018
- 1 min
Canoe: Episode 3 -"Inwales"
All the seams on the exterior have been filled and I’ve now made a start on the walings as shown above. The inner walings are glued and...
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Dan
- Sep 24, 2018
- 1 min
Canoe: Episode 2 - "Filling the cracks"
Have at last filled all the cracks between planks, inside and out. It’s made quite a mess as you can see. I’m toying with the idea of...
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Dan
- Sep 10, 2018
- 1 min
Canoe: Episode 1 - "The planks"
Our homemade canoe has been progressing. Cutting the planks proved to be quite tricky and required the patience of an adult. All the...
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