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Title: Good, no nonsense instructions for all levels of experience
Review: I have built two of canoes described in Mr. Gilpatrick's book (16" laker and 14" puddleduck) and I adapted his building technique to build a 17'6" redbird design from another strip canoe book. I like Gilpatrick's straightforward, no nonsense instructions. Your final product will be a quality boat but not one of such rarified appearance you will cringe at the inevitable scratches and dings that come with canoeing. Once in awhile lightly sand her all over, paint on a new coat of varnish and the boat will look like new. Don't anticipate the final product, just follow his instructions step-by-step and before you know it about 100 hours of work (not counting glue and epoxy curing time) will yield a nice canoe. Less expensive boat builder epoxy will bring your cost down to about $350 - 400 for materials. Shop around.
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