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We are a team of 3 persons who would like to try canoe for the first time.
Will the canoe withstand the weight of 3 persons + gears ( Tent, sleeping bags , firewood etc .. ) ?
We dont want Kayak …. since we want to stay in a group !!!

Can anyone help me out plsssssssssss

I’m planning on retirement on a boat, other than fuel costs, I was wondering which choice would be best.
Right now I’m planning on just myself to handle this boat, although that could change. As far as what type of waters, I dont plan on any transatlantic journey, but maybe an island hop would be interesting. I dont want to be stuck in one area forever.

3 explorers were walking in the Amazon. They get captured by these Indians. They said that they had a choice of the Indians killing them or they can kill themselves. The 3 guys decided to kill themselves. The first guy asked for a gun. He pointed it to his neck and was about to shoot but started shooting the other Indians. He ran out of bullets and the Indians killed him. They ate his meat threw away his bones and used his skin to build a canoe. The 2nd guy asks for a sword. He held it up to his neck and was about to cut himself but he started killing the Indians. The Indians killed him. They ate his meat, threw away his bones, and used his skin to build a canoe. The 3rd guy asked for a fork. He got the fork and started stabbing himself everywhere on his body. He shouted ” NOW YOU CAN’T MAKE A CANOE OUT OF MY SKIN! WHATCHA GONNA DO NOW?!?”

Should you build a small trimaran with wood or fiberglass? Building a trimaran with fiberglass, a.k.a. Glass-reinforced plastic, seems like the way to go for larger boats. But I still like smaller trimarans built with wood.

First, lets talk about what could possibly be the biggest disadvantage to building a small trimaran with wood … the ability of a boat to maintain strong monetary/resale value in the marketplace.

There is a reason why smaller trimarans, properly built with fiberglass, have strong resale value. Many sailors in the market for a tri just don’t want to buy a wood boat. And all things being equal, a GRP small tri in excellent condition is probably going to fetch a lot more than a wooden small trimaran of comparable size and features.

If resale investment is an important consideration for you personally, then talk with a few sailboat brokers. Get their feedback on this subject. Whether buying commercially or home-building, you need to know what the market wants, and will probably want in the future, before deciding what type of sailboat you’re going to sink time and money into.

If resale factor isn’t a very important factor for you then building a wooden small trimaran may become an attractive option. Here is why:

Cost – wood boats are generally much less pricey to construct.

Even though wood and epoxy costs have taken off lately, wood building is still not going to cost as much as fiberglass construction. The materials for GRP construction, in addition to the equipment necessary to put them together, will cost more money.

Even if you’ve got a healthy budget, and money isn’t an issue, then you still may want to consider wood for another reason we’ll talk about in a moment. But just keep in mind that building a GRP boat tends to be pricier.

Level of Difficulty to Build – The molds and time-consuming techniques for GRP building are going to pose a much bigger challenge than wood construction methods.

I do realize it’s rare that anything in life worth having ever comes easy. But some folks don’t have an aptitude to work with their hands as well as others.

If you’re somebody who wants to build a fast, fun small trimaran with the least amount of hassle then there are ways to achieve this goal without enduring a 2 to 3 year building project. Building a boat in GRP as a home project often takes somewhere between 1,000 and 2,000 hours.

Reputable designers that explain in detail how to build a small trimaran in GRP have sold many plans to prospective boat builders. Many boat builders with a dream purchase plans with every intention of finishing the fiberglass boat. Many of these would-be builders never complete their dream.

What happens?

Somewhere in the process the builder loses heart. Then they lose focus. Then the project languishes.

Dreams serve as fuel for our goals. But individual goals should be real and genuinely attainable.

If you’ve never built any boat before then building a 20-plus foot small trimaran in GRP is going to be very difficult. It’ll be far more difficult, in my opinion, than building with wood.

I had one small tri designer tell me recently that as many as 90% of those who purchase boat plans never actually finish building their dream sailboat. This, of course, means only about 1 in 10 actually finish.

You may be up to the GRP challenge. But count the costs in money, time and skill level before undertaking such a project.

Hi im getting an 8ft inflatable dinghy with a hard floor. Is this a good choice for fishing and just paddling around? Will it last me a long time if I take care of it. How durable are they? My main concern is that a hook will puncture the raft or something. But anyway let me know what you guys think.