Re: MtMan-List: Burning out canoes

[Lee Newbill <lnewbill@uidaho.edu>]

On Sun, 27 Dec 1998, Lanney Ratcliff wrote:
> heavier than they should be.  Anybody have any experience with
> attempting to make a dugout canoe light enough to be moved with
> reasonable ease and to allow adequate freeboard when underway? 

aye lanny

a 14 footer made with thin walls etc.  was made all neat and straight,
now, after 2 yrs, the gunnels look like a broken backed snake, leaks like
a congressman and she rides like green broke mustang.

the original that is on display at the museum of the Nez Perce has walls
about 2" thick and about 8 " of bottom, its about 30' long

even the best dugouts we've made are heavy, cumbersome and take an act of
congress to get upriver.

I am no expert, merely a fellow who has been there once or twice

Regards

Lee Newbill
Viola, Idaho
email at lnewbill@uidaho.edu
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