Chine bLog » 2A. Canoes & Kayaks http://www.chineblog.com Messing about in wooden, traditional, and tradition-inspired boats Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:55:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Update on the skin-on-frame outrigger canoe project – structure coming along nicely http://www.chineblog.com/2010/07/update-on-the-skin-on-frame-outrigger-canoe-project-structure-coming-along-nicely/ http://www.chineblog.com/2010/07/update-on-the-skin-on-frame-outrigger-canoe-project-structure-coming-along-nicely/#comments Tue, 06 Jul 2010 00:45:35 +0000 Tim Shaw http://www.chineblog.com/?p=1134

Once again vacation (kayaking, windsurfing, and sailing at Cuttyhunk Island), our building project, and, alas, life have overtaken blogging. Well, Chine bLog is back. The good news is that the design and building project – the skin-on-frame outrigger canoe – is progressing well.

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We finally got a spell of great weather and I was able to grab two days of staycation to buckle down on this step. Some [...] Related posts:

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