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To: riverstoned@yahoo.com

Subject: Your Canoe

Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 16:18:59 -0400

Hey Grant,

I just finished building one of your canoes, and I am very pleased with the outcome! I just wanted to thank you for taking the time to design this and making the plans available at a very reasonable price. As far as I'm concerned, this is the best stitch and glue canoe design out there, period. I've included a few pics for you. As you can see, I decided to do a bright finish inside and out, because I was pleased with the look of the 3mm luan I bought on both surfaces ($10 a sheet) and I wasn't too worried about the outter seam. I used douglas fir for the gunnels and piece of poplar for the breast hooks that I got for $3. I used high quality epoxy resin and good spar varnish, which added a bit to the cost, but the total price was still pretty cheap (about $300 US). The total weight is 30.5 lbs!

I've got the boat set up as a double paddle canoe, which is very fast and efficient. The boat also handled very well as tandem with me (160 lbs) and my wife (100 lbs). I had about 7 inches of freeboard with both of us, so I'm guessing the total capacity is at least 350 lbs.

Thanks again. I wish you the best luck with your future endevors as a boat designer/builder. Feel free to post the pics if you'd like. It would be cool to see what other people have done with your design. Take care.

-Joe