I took my baby girl up to the Guides Training Seminar this weekend—the annual rendezvous of Grand Canyon boatmen. I gave a short talk on the...

Okay, now it's time to put the stops on. Take some of your one-inch belting (or cut some from your stock). They need to be long enough t...

A lot of folks have asked me about the leather oar wraps I have been running for about a decade. I love them—they outlast P-Tex plastic an...

Edith is very happy tonight. She got a full body oiling and massage today, got turned back right-side up, and received her side boxes. I ...

Damn. Colds can kick a feller's ass. Tonight was the first night since we floated Edith that I've been well enough to realize it...

Edith and I took a time-out from each other for about three days. She rested in the boathouse while I rested in my house, doing dorky compu...

Friends sent in a few more shots of the Edith from yesterday. Thanks Nancy, Bruce, Ena and Steve... Today was all about wrestling with comp...

Edith got wet today, and she seemed to love it. I launched with the hatches open to see where any leakage came from. There is a bit, mostly...

Oh what fun. To just mess around, with the vast majority of the boat complete. Here is this evening's big move--replicating the coolest ...

This morning I did a bit of touch-up caulking and made the decision to burn the name into the boat. Using  a blow-up print-out of the origin...

Other than fiddling around with some details and building a couple side boxes. I think Edith is, ummm, pretty much done. What am I supposed...