: I would have had this one done and on the water fishing out of it
: but I sprained an ankle and haven't been able to spend much time
: in the shop. If I do an Inspection I don't feel like standing on
: it. So little shop time till this heals more. I finally got this
: one to the point the skin was sealed. All that is left is to add
: rub rails, bow and stern rub strips and a seat.

: I wanted to test the stability and get an idea of where I wanted
: the seat height so I took it to the pool. I designed it with a
: lower stability than I assume most canoes would have, so I knew
: the seat would have to be mounted a lower to be comfortable to
: fish out of. But I wanted to keep the resistance down so when on
: fishing trips it wouldn't be a barge and the slowest boat
: around. It think with a double bladed paddle I will still be
: able to outrun the fishing SOT's most of them paddle.

: Another photo
: http://www.kudzucraft.com/designs/stonefly/Imgp5615.jpg

: Hoping to get it finished next week and spend a few hours fishing
: out of it.

Hi Jeff,

Looks really nice, though that paddle seems somewhat out of place, also probably way too short :)

Time to carve a canoe paddle, maybe a nice bent shaft one.

Bill H.