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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Group Forum: Boat Builders and Repair :: Northwest Canoe Tadpole
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| jdevries |
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| tumblehome |
I built a 36 # Merlin solo canoe that's a tough as nails. Here's what I did to make it lightweight. 1. I used white cedar instead or red cedar. It's 20% lighter in weight per cubic foot. 2. I used 3.75 oz cloth on the inside and one coat of epoxy. This took at least five pounds off vs. 6oz cloth with the normal three coats. 3. I used one layer of 3.75 oz on the outside with a second layer of 3.75oz only below the waterline. Not sure how much it saved if any but made for a very strong hull. 4. Kept the decks to just very small pieces and made the gunwales as thin as possible. The outwales are about 1/2" with rounded edges. Tom PS a canoe named the Tadpole is about as bad of a name for a canoe as I could dream up. Yuk! |
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| RedCedar |
Definition: young man Synonyms: buck, cadet, chap, child, dude, fellow, gamin, guy, half-pint, junior, lad, little guy, little shaver, master, punk, puppy, runt, schoolboy, shaver, small fry, sonny, sprout, squirt, stripling, whippersnapper, youngster, youth OK guys.... none of us qualifies as whippersnappers anymore. That doesn't mean you cannot build and paddle a Tadpole for yourself instead of handing it over to your kids. I weigh 180 which puts her close to the three inch waterline. Treat the canoe as a small freestyle day tripper and it will perform beautifully. (over)Load it with a #4 pack and Plano sports locker for a ten-day trip... now that would give fodder for whining about handling as well as the name. Build one and rename it whatever pleases you. RC |
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| RedCedar |
Definition: young man Synonyms: buck, cadet, chap, child, dude, fellow, gamin, guy, half-pint, junior, lad, little guy, little shaver, master, punk, puppy, runt, schoolboy, shaver, small fry, sonny, sprout, squirt, stripling, whippersnapper, youngster, youth OK guys.... none of us qualifies as whippersnappers anymore. That doesn't mean you cannot build and paddle a Tadpole for yourself instead of handing it over to your kids. I weigh 180 which puts her close to the three inch waterline. Treat the canoe as a small freestyle day tripper and it will perform beautifully. (over)Load it with a #4 pack and Plano sports locker for a ten-day trip... now that would give fodder for whining about handling as well as the name. Build one and rename it whatever pleases you. RC |
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| jdevries |
Jim |
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| Cedarboy |
It is a small person boat. He is working on a larger version, coming soon. I downloaded my plans Tues, printed Wed and will cut forms this weekend I hope. Building for my son(he is a 100 lbs). I told Dennis I was looking for something other than a WeeLassie to build, he said he had been working on a small peson solo. CB Tumblehome, I was present at the weighing of the boat, 30 lbs IS correct. |
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| Cedarboy |
CB |
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| tumblehome |
I have no doubt the Tadpole is 30# just wish they would call it something else. The Salamander? The Waterflea? The Bloody gnat? :) |