Recent content by gfraizer13

Looks like I am about done. The deck did flatten out some, being off the hull with only one side glassed. Tension in a few spots while the inside glass set took care of that. I am glad these clamps are cheep. It is hard to get a good picture inside the garage, I will add a few when I...

Not there. It is sealed with epoxy and will be varnished with everything else.

Absolutely, I want the stiffness in case something gets put on top of it, or for when it is resting upside down.

Time for the coaming. With the glass on and the cockpit cut out it was time to knock out the center forms. 1/2 x 1/2 basswood was used a a holder strip on the bottom of the deck. The curve had too much pressure for spring clamps so screws had to be used. Fitting the side pieces of the...

Being a Rob Roy, I decided to go classic and make it decked. I couldn't find any good leads on framing the deck, so I am doing this: Instead of lifting the hull from the form, I rolled it, with stations, off of the strongback. That became the cradle for the hull. Once I figured the...

Thanks for the feedback. Some observations: Timing The Titebond II tacks pretty quickly so going up the sides I did a strip on one side, then the other, then took the clamps off the first side for another strip. No issues, even on the stem. When I got up to the bilge where I was doing one side...

I built two canoes with staples years ago and now am doing a Rob Roy, stapleless. After looking at different methods, I am doing it a little different. After cutting out the forms, I cut 3/4" strips from the same wood and glued them on. I set them up with these rings facing the pointy ends...