Endless days of summer

[Reef Pilot]

A bit of this...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1J_...QKqeFER5HHb8jA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbmZ...HHb8jA&index=3
And a lot of this...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Qu3...QKqeFER5HHb8jA

[mike31154]

Watersports




Motorsports

[Reef Pilot]

I like your canoe.

[sphelps]

This pretty much sums up my summer

[mike31154]

Originally Posted by Reef Pilot

I like your canoe.

Thx, I enjoy it too! Not often enough though, I've only had it out once this summer for some silly reason. It was a build project when I moved to Vernon years ago. Bob's Special is the design, originally by the Chestnut Canoe Company. I built it with plans from Bear Mountain Boats who tweaked the design for modern strip/glass/epoxy construction. Although a 15' boat on the plans, by adding 1 inch between each of the 12 mould stations when you build it, you end up with a 16' boat, which is what I decided to do. Plans say it's still a fair design with the extra foot. Now thinking I should build another, 15' this time, a few lbs. lighter when I need to pick it up & throw it on the truck.

The bead & cove cedar strips were ordered from an outfit in North Van. Clear, old growth wood from the coast, so I thought a Haida Raven inlay in the bow was appropriate. The remaining trim, inwales, outwales, thwart, seat etc. are cherry wood. Inlay uses various exotic woods I ordered from Lee Valley, where I also purchased the boat plans.

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Flying into a remote lake for some 'fly fishin' is not a bad gig either.

[Borderjumper]

Beautiful pictures.. And I'm so jealous of you all! I an not able to take my holidays in August asi usually do, as my office has big upgrades scheduled for two of my buildings. But I sure will be rubbing it in when I'm off the whole month of December sipping fortified hot cocoa in front of my fireplace and your all out shoveling

[Dearth]

I generally take my holidays when I don't have to compete in the rat race trying to get from point A to B I try to avoid July and August at the height of the rat race and take the calmer months like June, sept and March. Less stress and way more fun

[tlhood]

You guys all make me jealous. My summer has been spent in a cubicle =[

[JDigital]

Originally Posted by mike31154

Motorsports

Grey Monk Winery? Was there last week..

[Coralgurl]

This summer has been a busy one.

Married my best friend of almost 10 years in July. Had 2 weeks off, but not at all relaxing...



This was poor Tim.....we had a camping/outdoor wedding, complete with a pig roast and a bon fire later in the evening.


I was off the first week of August as well, but that was a girls camping trip, husbands and kids only allowed on the weekends...lol. Was a great week off. Honeymooning in February in Phoenix/Mexico.