Blog - Tales From The River & Workshop

On the Saturday I decided to get up early and go for a pre-breakfast paddle to see if could see another otter. I had seen one last year...

Hello Folks Once the gunwales are glued the next task is to round their edges and put some trims on the decks. The trims were made from...

Hello Folks This Easter I met with my OCA friends for a weekend on the magical waters of the Norfolk Broads. I arrived on Friday...

Hello Folks I awoke in the morning around 8.30 having slept well and peered out of my tent noting the flat calm of the river in front of...

Hello Folks Knowing the weather was going to be good this weekend I decided a long paddle with an overnight stop was overdue and headed...

My First Stitch and Glue Canoe another fill coat.. Hello Folks The next day I had some tidying up of the glass reinforcement on the bow...

Today's paddle had a purpose. Nick ,Sam and I were to test Sam's Newly refurbished 1920's Canoe. Sam has put quite a lot of work into...

Hello Folks It has been some time since I last posted a blog abot Felix's Canoe. I have been repeating the process in my last blog de...

Hello Folks Although this chapter is called glassing the outside I began by sanding the inside of the hull. The reason I didn't rush to...

Hello folks Now the resin in the joints has set they can be cleaned up. They are carefully sanded and in my case because I had stained...