Monday, March 30, 2009

The Whimbrel

I found it very difficult to come up with a name for my "boat-to-be". After a lot of searching I cam across a Seabird called a Whimbrel from then on I knew that was the name for my canoe. So I toyed around with fonts, colors, designs and I think I have what I want.

This will grace the bow of the craft in white on the red baase color of the boat. Should get the attention of other boaters I think. I've been toying with the idea of putting a larger version of either the whole logo or just the bird on the under-side of the boat, it might get a little scratched up but what the hell, I like it. Feedback?

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

A Glimpse Into The Future!

To give you an idea of where I'm headed I thought that I could share with you all a picture from one of the many owners/home builders of the "Six Hour Canoe".


I hope that soon, rather than a picture of "this guy" it will be images of me building and enjoying this fine water craft. If anyone has any color ideas, I'm thinking red. But let me know.

Friday, March 20, 2009

The Change Is Piling Up!

I am happy to say that this is my first Blog posting ever! Due to the Blogs of friends like, Ryan, Des, Jeremy (Jer the shell looks awesome) and others I have decided to track the growth of my many projects so that I may share my expirience with my friends scattered around the world.

Now, back to that part about change. I have been collecting all of my spare change in a jar hoping to accumulate enough to by supplies for "The Whimbrel" A.K.A The Six Hour Canoe. Introduced to me by Tris who is currently building a beautiful 17ft Wooden Skiff. (Which can be found under the name "My Boat" on Facebook. I can't wait to get started, it's going to be a blast to build and a great way to explore the Finger Lakes.

Along with the construction of The Whimbrel I will also be building myself a new fishing rod from the ground up. I hope that everyone will continue to check up on my blog as I begin to make process. I will be adding pictures as I go as well as some good pics of Hobo Dogg.

Thanks Everyone!