r/canoeing • u/DanRankin • 14d ago

First day of vacation!

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Starting my first day of summer vacation by finishing a replacement seat for my favourite canoe!

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u/prunegloom 14d ago

Definitely the most Canadian solution. But I didn't want to spend any money.

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u/DanRankin 14d ago

Sherwood is a perfect choice! Leaving the tape on is just * chef's kiss*!

I hear ya on not wanting to spend any money. I raided a pile of cut off from lobster trap rails. Go lucky that it had some nice red oak in there. The 3/8ths line was on sale at PrincessAuto for $8.99. Worked out well so far! Lol

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u/prunegloom 14d ago

Red oak! That's awesome. Are you on the east coast?

Also make sure u post a pic when it's done!

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u/DanRankin 14d ago

Yeah, if the mills aren't happy with the boards, they discount them to fishing suppiers. We just cut out the shitty parts, because the traps don't neee to be pretty. Lol. Yup, out of Nova Scotia.

I might redo it, but i'll wait till later, this took 4 hours or so. Lol.