Raptor Nails

A good friend of mine and fellow boatbuilder suggested I look into Raptor Nails for use in boats. These things are incredible. They're composite so can't rust, weather or weaken due to environmental conditions - plus they can be cut with a saw, plan, sandpaper or rasp without damaging the tool's edge. You can pick up a pneumatic gun and shoot them in-place to fasten bonded joints. There's some buzz in the boat building community and those who tried them love them. In your next boat you might think about investing in these new fasteners. They sound like a boat builder's dream. I know in my next project, I'm planning to use them.

New Huntington Harbor Launched - Free Boat Plans

I just got these pictures from Nathan Jones who lives up in the Canadian Arctic. Nathan did a great job on his Huntington Harbor even though he had a few challenges. Here's some excerpts from his e-mail to me:

"THANKS for the free plans. I built your Huntington Harbor kayak, and it was quite a fun experience for me. I live in a community in the Canadian Arctic so material costs are outrageous, and I had to improvise (wood from the dump, NO kidding) As you can tell from the pix it floats fine, it's VERY stable feeling, and handles great! I look forward to using it to go after some of the monster lake trout and char we have up here!! Thanks again for the plans."

Ordering Boat Plans

I've had two disputes with credit card companies recently, that could have been solved with a simple e-mail. When ordering online plans, you will not receive the plans in the mail, either e-mail or snail mail. It is up to YOU to download plans by using the link to "Return to Vendor" in Paypal to return to a special page on my site where you will be able to download them. If you cannot download the plans IMMEDIATELY after purchasing them, e-mail me and I'll get back to you as soon as I'm able with a link to the page where you can download them. I am notified by Paypal of your completed order, but have no way of knowing whether you successfully completed the download or not. Again - if for some reason you cannot download them immediately following your purchase, e-mail me.