lisian

I like the way you have skinned it

No you can't just build one!!! Looking good.

Hi Jeff, wow crazy right!! I see that my pic has 618 likes on Woodenboat. Who would have thought! I think your FB page has picked up some extra followers aswell I do love making boats!!!! People keep telling me I should make them and sell them but I don't think it is quite that easy. But I fear I have the bug and it's not something I can stop and I can't store them all!

Thanks Gene, and that's *Mum* or *Mom* depending where you are from

I made my stonefly half way through last year, coming up to Christmas I designed and made my kids a canoe. We had a paddle day today so I decided to outrig (I do not know the correct terminology) the kids canoe so I could take them out properly, as they are still too little just to set off without being in close proximity. Here are some pics from today and the build/s. Lisa.

Looks good

Ohh thats cold!

I will put some pics up when I get a chance, the kids have a couple of outings in the canoe now and they LOVE it!! I have also convinced my husband for storage reasons it need to be hung on the lounge room wall. So he has to put up a few brackets so I can store it in the house.

So I was stuck on what to build next, so I decided to make a mini version of the Stonefly Canoe for my kids. I made the design up myself with inspiration from the smaller frames in the stonefly cut down and modified to suit my needs, along with a very similar shape to the bow and stern pieces. Everything was just winging it as I went along, I made the frames and then moved them around till I got a nice smooth shape. I had intended to do the gunwales 1/2" thick but I had to take that down to 5/16" to get the curve. It is approx 7'6" long. I made sure it has some rocker I think you call it along the length of the boat. Anyways I got to skin the boat today and get 3 coats of paint on, so hopefully by the weekend I will be able to get it on the water and let the kids have a turn. (In very shallow water within arms reach.) It looks like it will sit in the water ok, so I am really hoping that it will! Jeff, I hope it is ok that I took such inspiration from the Stonefly as it really is a good looking boat.

I would rate them in the order that you listed them: 1. Ease and speed of construction Weight of the boat. 2. Stability 3 Resistance/ ease of paddling 4. Speed potential.

Can't wait to see it finished!

My Firefly is done Took it out for a paddle today and love it. Excellent displacement in the water I was drifting through 2" of water and did not touch the sand. My only disappointment is that I am unable to get it up on to our 4WD by myself, so I won't be able to take it out whenever I like, I need hubby to help me. We will have to work out a roller system or something so that I will be able to. Here are a few pics of my finished boat that my daughter has named 'Yakity Yak'. Lisa.

P Douglass, I do believe I will be moving away from the SOF for my next boat but I will definitely be back making more. I love the skin on frame design. My next en devour is to make a Chesapeake 10' or 12' Wood duck hybrid. I really want to try my hand at the strip plank deck

AWESOME!!!!! Lol Jeff. It was a bit scary flicking that paint on!