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A few more strips today, frustrating pace. Used the heat gun to put some twist on the strips. Reached the point that I need to start...

All I know, is it takes me a lot more time, and trips back and forth, to the wood shop. Even when I'm just doing a partial Staple less...

I'm in mem's camp. Staple holes and bead & cove allow me to work quickly and usually by the time I get my stem taper cut, scarf the...

I use staples and bead and cove, so a hull the size of an osprey can usually be planked quite quickly. I don't think I would have the...

I had a carbon/kevlar Bell Yellowstone with resin/gelcoat so thin that the fabric printed through on the bottom. If I ran over a thin...

That's how I do patch/repairs: lay a piece of smooth plastic over the west out fiberglass and get a smooth result with minimal sanding...

That is some great variety, at reasonable cost. Thanks Brian! Jim

Clear poly sheeting? https://www.uline.com/BL_4001/Clear-Poly-Sheeting. Quite spendy for the heavy gauge stuff.

I've used drop cloth plastic, Visqueen, and window heat shrink plastic, all with good release. The Boat shrink wrap might be ideal ...

Whatever plastic you pick, needs to be able to handle the epoxy, what about that shrink wrap they use for boat storage?

I'm surprised I hadn't thought of this before. Getting a plastic layer, on the tumblehomed area of the wetted hull? Might be a real...

I'll certainly have to try that on some test panels before my next build. I'm not sure I understand the mechanics of it, though... How...

You have discovered the problems involved keeping the strips tight to the forms. There are more to come. Good luck ! Jim

It took a fair bit more work today on the ends to get the walnut sitting well at the ends. I used my oscillating tool with a sander head...

Picking up a 50# canoe and portaging it, is harder than doing the same with a 30# canoe. It doesn't matter how much you weigh, or how...