Stitching the hull at WoodenBoat School	The hull before the rails are installed and the seams filled with epoxy and filler	At the end of class. The basic shells are ready... for lots more work	The center seam of the hull with a strip of reinforcing fiberglass	The chine has been glassed, now epoxy has been squeegeed into the fabric to smooth it out
The hull has been glassed below the waterline	The hull glassed and with epoxy squeegeed into the weave	The seating hardware installed	Bow rails prior to sculpting	After sculpting the bow
Cane seat	Interior. the center bottom has an extra sheet of plywood for strength	Interior primed	Interior primed for color	Varnished Rail

I built my Sweet Dream Canoe in a class up at the WoodenBoat School in Brooklin, Maine. If you're interested in building one yourself, you can order the book (which I have and is very good) and a DVD ( which I don' t have) from The Boat Shop. It really is a nice paddling canoe (and it's FAST!), and I get compliments whenever anyone sees it.

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