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Anyone ever make their own tripping clothing? I've got no experience with this kind of stuff and no sewing machine, but a found a few... -
I have seen pics of thick fillets in stemless ends. I hope to avoid that. I may glass inside a model curved, narrow box of luan to see...
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Jim Dodd replied to the thread First Canoe.I simply use a beveled scrap strip, to tuck in one side, then the other. Wear good gloves ( Nitrile ). Important to wet the cloth in...
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So the weight of thickened epoxy would be more than a slim cedar inner stem. No clean way to do it trying to get a wet piece of glass...
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It generally gets filled with thickened epoxy before glassing, which likely erases most of the weight savings. It can be a pretty messy...
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How easy is it though, to glass that tight inner V? In a clean manner? Or do people worry? I thought of a slim WRC inner stem only for...
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Yes, alternating sides, interweaving the strips (I use a chainsaw file to cut the cove into the lower strip that runs past the stem)...
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Jim Dodd replied to the thread What Happens to a Lake When Its Dam is Removed.Three dams have been removed on the DesMoines. One South of Humboldt ( Corn Belt ) Two in Fort Dodge. No more drownings from those...
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All the dams around me in the Midwest were built to run mills of various types which are all long gone. They're small concrete low head... -
Jim Dodd replied to the thread First Canoe.Trick to seal Staple holes ! After applying seal coat, wait an hour, and with a small brush, paint over the staple holes, with epoxy...
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I would worry that the thickening agent might cloud the epoxy, so I guess this would have to be consideration for impact on the final...
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Jim Dodd replied to the thread First Canoe.Funny Cruiser, you should mention Outgassing. A very important topic !!! Outgassing will still occur, even with a seal coat. It maybe...
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Brian, I posted a pic of one of the 2 center forms in #25, above. From the top of the gunwales to the bottom of the form is 12". The...
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Jim Dodd replied to the thread First Canoe.Seal coat or not ? Which actually requires the least amount of resin ? First off I'm confused at how much resin they sent you ...
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The amidships depth of this model is 14.5" and I figured shaving some off of that wouldn't be too impactful overall. I totally agree...