It is too bad to hear that you have to have those big ugly numbers all over your boat. The only sticker I have to have is the license, and as of today I haven't put it on (2 yrs). I carry it in my life jacket. I figure if I get stopped I'll put it on if they make me, otherwise I plan on telling them that it is still under construction, not done varnishing it. I still need to put on another coat varnish (someday).

Actually, when you varnish the numbers with enough coats of varnish they loose that bright appearance and blend into the boat, a little.

Jason

> That is a fine looking boat, Ross! John...I built the Wee Lassie as my
> first canoe project (though Ross could have built three in the time it
> took me to finish mine!). It was easy with Mac's book. There are no really
> drastic curves....no cheater strips were needed. I'd also read Canoecraft
> and Nick's kayak building book. Mac has a very relaxed approach to things,
> which fits my way of thinking just fine. Even his book mixes the technical
> with some interesting side trips. He seems to have a very common sense
> approach to building, which fits the intent of the design well. You can
> get patterns from him for the Wee Two or the Wee Lassie for $20.00, so you
> don't have to make them from the measurements in the book. The boat
> paddles well, and is very stable. I may even do a bit of fishing out of it
> this spring. The hardest thing about this whole project was having to put
> all those blasted ID stickers on it. I need to put a few more coats of
> varnish on, but I'm not quite sure what to do since my "current"
> stickers don't expire 'til June and one of them is a permanent "Hull
> ID #" that cannot be removed. Then there are those gigantic 3"
> letters on both sides of the bow.........what a joke....for a CANOE! I've
> though of just varnishing over the permanent markings, but I fear that the
> varnish would not adhere well or it would crack and look very bad. Anybody
> got any ideas........other than moving to another state. garland