dryfly.ca started as a website for sharing one of my DIY projects, a stitch and glue kayak. Since then I've added several more projects including a skin-on-frame kayak, cedar strip canoe, kayak paddles, canoe paddles, building a spey rod, and an antenna for receiving OTA HDTV. I also occasionally ramble on about politics, technology, bike racing, product reviews and last but not least, our kids.
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Archive for March, 2006
March 25, 2006 at 9:25 pm · Filed under Just Stuff
I just received the newest MEC catalogue and I saw a picture of someone sea kayaking amongst icebergs. I’m thinking that would be pretty interesting. So over the next year or so I guess I’ll have to start investigating where people go for sea kayaking. A quick google search brings up a lot of hits on trips along the coast of BC. The big draw seems to be kayaking with Orcas.
I think it would be easy to find solid information for kayaking close to Vancouver. I’m wondering more about other more exotic trips… Alaska, Baja, Hudson’s Bay?, Newfoundland, etc. If I find anything interesting I’ll probably write about it here, in case someone reading is interested.
March 20, 2006 at 9:47 pm · Filed under Sports
On a recent Coaches Corner, Don Cherry interviewed Dick Pound. Don apparently is still upset over Dick’s guess that 1/3 of NHL players are using illegal drugs. If you want to see the video: click here. (btw, this coaches corners shows that Cherry isn’t as dumb as he usually appears to be).
Despite Don’s attempt to take Dick to task on this issue, I would say that they both agree to the same things in principle. Dick wants to see the NHL use in-competition and out-of-competition random testing, along with testing before and after games. For anyone that has followed doping in other sports such as cycling, this is obvious if they want testing to be valid. As well, Dick says a third party needs to do the testing. Again, this is completely valid and accepted as being the proper way to carry out testing.
I bet Don would be heart-broken to find out the real numbers of dopers in the NHL. Although 1/3 of all players may be a bit high, I certainly wouldn’t be surprised by that. Picture this: 18 year guy, whole life devoted to hockey, no fallback position (work, education), 20lbs and not quite strong enough for the NHL. Hello steroids, where have you been all his life? Add to that a physically demanding and high-energy game with an 80 game schedule and you’re asking for trouble.
March 20, 2006 at 9:15 pm · Filed under Just Stuff, Politics
Apparently the ethics commissioner said today that he found nothing unethical in the actions of Emerson and Harper, in regards to Emerson’s party switching. And just yesterday I was speaking with a friend, lamenting that Emerson was definitely unethical. Jeez, that sort of makes me look stupid. Fortunately I make myself look stupid on a regular basis so I can take the hit. I feel bad for the voters from Kingsway/Vancouver though, because I’m sure at least some of them don’t do stupid things on a regular basis. But I digress… Read the rest of this entry »
March 18, 2006 at 11:03 pm · Filed under Tern 14 kayak
Gluing the seams isn’t as straightforward as you would think. From what I’ve learned (and I could be doing it incorrectly), gluing the seams involves:
applying several coats/applications
a fair bit of scraping and sanding
getting a perfect mix of epoxy + wood flour can go a long ways
going extremely slow may pay off big time in epoxy cleanup (isn’t this always true?)
Check out the gallery for pictures and tips/experiences.
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