I seem to have the bug!!!

[jem]

Wooden boats don't do as well as plastic in white water. Wood is stiffer and doesn't absorb impact as well as a more flexible plastic or royalex hull.

But wooden "play" boats have been made before. Flat bottom or shallow arc with a lot of rocker is the best bet. Probably want something multi-chined so there are less hard angles to catch on rocks and logs. I don't currently have anything like that in my line up.

[Barneseye]

[quote]For me.......I like quiet water for myself and my boats....../quote]
I'm old enough to want to think i'm younger than i am but not old enough to know better yet.
I've seen on youtube what looked like the open canoe version of a play boat being used on whitewater.
Would the 12ft sasquatch be anything like one of those?
The other thought was about going thin on the ply and trying to get 2 layers of glass on the hull.
Probably very difficult i suppose.

[Oldsparkey]

The boat I was using was a 15 1/2 foot canoe ( from a different designer then Jem Watercraft) made from 1/8th inch wood and glassed. Not the type of boat a person would want to run rapids in on a good day much less in the rain and cold for a 5 day trip. As far as I am concerned it is definitely not recommended for white water.
I'm not sure what I did the most of paddling , cussing or bailing the boat out , every wave wanted to come over the front of it and there were plenty of waves. Remember this is a river I was told there were no rapids in it , that's why I took the canoe.

You can bet on one thing , I will never do that again no matter how far I drive to get to the river , that was a three day road trip, one way . to get there. Next time ( if there is one) the boat stays on top of the buggy , I say my Thank You's and turn around and drive back home like anyone with two brain cells would of done. As you can see I am not the brightest light bulb in the pack. I have to admit , it sure was an adrenalin rush all the way and the canoe and I did make it.

After then I built the 14 x 30 Sasquatch and made a trip ( different state and river) after that 5 day one. We did hit one set of small rapids on this other river at about the half way mark of a three day camping /paddling , nothing like the other trip on this new trip. Made it threw them without any problems. No large standing waves or dips to dodge just a lot of rocks.
Before you ask , YES , The 15 1/2 canoe paddled in the 5 day trip is still being paddled and used.

Chuck.

[jem]

Sas 12 could do ok just to get through the rapids. But it wouldn't be anything to "play" in them.

[Oldsparkey]

The other thought was about going thin on the ply and trying to get 2 layers of glass on the hull.
Probably very difficult i suppose.

To answer your question on the glass , no more difficult the doing one layer of glass. Just a repeat of the process you already have done. If anything the 2nd time should be easier since you know the process.

Chuck.

[jem]

oops. Missed that one. Chuck is correct. Applying a 2nd layer after the first has cured is not hard. 2 at once is another story.