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My concern with wet epoxy is when you lay out the dry cloth, it might snag the cloth and distort the weave. I guess it would also...

The main reason for using epoxy Jim, is simply to let it blend and bond in a continuous operation, glue would have to be left to dry and...

I use wood glue, instead of epoxy. no need for epoxy, and the wait time involved. You are just filling a hole, not a structural...

The only issue I can see with sawdust packing, is it will shrink when the epoxy soaks in. I have an alternative method that is pretty...

I'm Old enough to know better, but too Yong to care. Happy Birthday Snapper, and Stripper Guy ! May your Wishes come true, as you...

After some chores I spent some more time in the shop. I mounted the stern carry handle, placement was dictated by the width of the...

I've never had a problem sanding or glassing it when everything is upside down. The knuckle area is flat so that makes it pretty easy to...

Part 2 -Seat construction and Install The notch cleaned up and the bottom "extra" material marked for removal. This material doesn't...

The glass should stick to the hull. Glass it all at the same time. Trim your cloth, to about 2" of the hull. Should have no trouble...

I found the Hogging effect, when I pressure fit the strip joints in the football. I actually had to glue a block to the inside of one...

All forms completed. starting to assume a sort of 'canoe' shape. Working under the careful eye of the design team.

Despite my efforts to keep my center line centered, there were a couple of places where it was slightly off (although not nearly as far...

Perfect. Thank you for getting out the tape measure.

All of my solo canoes are symmetrical and all have seats with the front edge, approximately 5" behind C/L. I find that any "fine tuning"...

If the seat in my Yellowstone was placed incorrectly at the factory, I have been paddling it in ignorant bliss for 20-years. I had it...