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The Crawfish Pirogue Tandem bracket table seems to have errors. The bracket 'A' dimension is typically the keel's Z offset plus 4 inches. In "More Fuselage Frame Boats", p75, the first and last bracket seem to be high by 1/32". Also the third bracket has the 'A' dimension for the boat's next frame forward. I just noticed it while lofting and I've already made my own corrections. I mentioned it here for the possible benefit of other builders. Thanks.
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In the books it says that for initial assembly, canoes should skip the gunwales and use the next stringer down to set the frames and etc. On the Crawfish, the next stringers down that are full length are the ones at the chine. Should I just go ahead and clamp a cross-brace to every frame and use the gunwales for this step?
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Hello everybody! I'm starting my build of the crawfish tandem here in North Alabama. My question is about using kiln-dried sassafras for stringer material. I know it is a very rot-resistant material that has traditionally been used for boat building, so I guess my question is whether or not anyone knows of a reason NOT to use it? I know it's heavier, but I don't think it's too much of a concern since these designs are so light anyway. I didn't find anything here on the forum, and the fact that there is a canoe design named Sassafras makes internet searching somewhat more complicated. The reason I would like to use it is that there is a place here I can get extremely clear, straight grained sassafras with very few knots for 3.50/bdft! I will still have to scarf it for length, but it would save me a whole bunch of scarfing out knots. Thanks! -Dave
