Auntie

HI Jeff thanks for the input. It's always my tendency to dink around with plans patterns etc, but you are right. Guess I'll just buy the plans and use them the way they are intended. I really do like the look of the Stonefly canoe. The stems have a nice no nonsense profile, None of the 'lets make it look more like a "real" canoe" by adding unnecessary recurves and gingerbread. Besides that would just distract from the big cushie recliner seat I am going to drop in. thanks again auntie

Unwaxed dental floss works great for sewing the skins when using ballistic nylon. Strong and cheap. Have never used dacron fabric so don't know if the floss would do the trick.

Hey I am thinking of building your stonefly canoe and I have read your book. In another post you mention that you are not sure if people are interested in canoes of this type. Well I love the look of the stonefly. In your description of this canoe you mention it has very hard tracking. I am wondering if the design could be modified by adding a little bit more rocker (say 1 inch) to the boat. Would it work to adjust the vertical placements of all the forms above the strong back..so that the end result is a little more rocker? Thinking of using either some math to adjust each station accordingly or just use a batten to show me the new placements. Would like to do this only because I tend to paddle in flat quiet water and love to poke into little nooks and crannies. Hard tracking might not let me do that. Along those same lines could this boat be built slightly longer or shorter by adjusting the distance between the forms? thanks.