: Been thinking on this one a while. I wanted a boat to fish the
: local flowing creeks from. I have played with a fishing kayak.
: It was mainly a Rec. Boat with a large open cockpit. Added a
: well in the back for a cooler or milk crate. I just wasn't sure
: that was what I wanted on the creeks. After much debate I
: finally settled on a double paddle canoe. I like the openness
: for fishing from. Keeps the rods below the gunwales were it is
: not as likely to be dragged out of the boat by a limb.

: I am going to frame her up fuselage style and skin in it a heavy
: weight nylon. I plan on fishing/paddling a lot of moving streams
: and that means a lot of abrasion and bumping around so gunwale
: and keel strips will be must. I am thinking about UHMW keel
: strip. I know it is going to get a lot of abuse.

Hi Jeff,

Will be interesting to see how the ply ribs work on a canoe.

Bill H.