Hi Gang,
I was browsing a list of forums available on Nabble and came across
Maddy The Goose. The site says:
It's all about canoe tripping and sharing my experiences, discoveries, lessons learned, and knowledge I've picked up along the way. From the food I bring to the knots I find useful, my goal is to write solely about the things I actively do, use, eat, etc... There are no untried or untested items here.
Maddy is the guy's Springer Spaniel and he's based in Canada. There's nothing about boat building, but it seems to have some useful material for those into long distance small boat cruising, so may be worth a look.