First sail on the Avoca Outrigger
On a bright & sunny Sunday my daughter in her kayak and me in the Avoca Outrigger took to the waters of Avoca lagoon for the first proper sail of my new outrigger design. With...
Strip planking or plywood? A cost & weight comparison for wooden paddle boards
A comparison of affordability, weight and ease of handling
When it comes to building your own stand up paddle board (SUP), the choice of materials and construction methods can significantly impact the board's performance and your overall experience.
Introducing the Avoca OC1 plywood canoe: The Outrigger I Always Wanted
G'day fellow paddlers! I’m thrilled to finally share something I've been working on for quite some time—the Avoca OC1 outrigger canoe! This project started about a year ago when I realized I wanted a canoe that...
Unlocking the Adventure: Building Your Own Wooden Stand Up Paddle Board
Dive in, embrace the challenge, and unlock the joy of paddling on a wooden stand up paddle board that you built with your own two hands!
Afraid of epoxy? Plant based bio-resin to the rescue!
Don't let an uninformed fear of epoxy hold you back from building your own classic wooden paddle board! I'll admit before I started my first board I was a bit nervous about using epoxy, primarily because it can...
How to Make Spring Clamps Out of Plastic Pipe in 2 Steps!
Anyone who spends much time in a workshop building things with cardboard, plastic, wood, and other materials quickly comes to appreciate having clamps around. Lots of clamps. There's never enough clamps. C-clamps, spring clamps, bar...