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I'm really sold on the cedar inserts ! Will you vacuum bag the foam ? That would reduce the amount of resin needed for sure.

Looks Great Alan ! That didn't take long ! ! What lay up are you planning for the composite ? Jim

100% Polyester Sweat Shirt fleece. use it like Kevlar felt. Sure it's not as durable as Kevlar felt ! But it can be sanded, and adds enough thickness to the stem, that it will give you plenty of wear resistance. Besides, you can get it in multiple colors !

I dealt with this, while glassing a composite. Instead of using a release agent ( Patal) I opted for Heat shrink window film. Adhesion to the plastic, was not a problem. Keeping plastic tight to the plug was. I wet out one side, with the hull tilting away. I let this side cure, about 6 hrs. I...

I suspect, the Cotton wood doesn't bend quite like the WRC, that we usually use. So this isn't going to be a "Museum Piece " ? Dang. Seriously ! I get caught up in trying, and haven't yet, going for perfection. In reality, it is a canoe, that will take you places, only a fish can go...

I reskinned a Polyester resin built canoe for a friend. I had a few spots, that had rot, after sanding. I filled those areas with, up to six layers of cloth. Reglassed with 6 oz E-glass, with an extra layer over the football, with 4 os S-glass. The hull was actually slightly lighter...

The bond looks fine. Things happen ! Especially with that kind of mileage ! There is an old saying . " If you built it ? You know how to fix it !" A friend's canoe split, in the keel, from Oil canning. While ,in the BWCA. Duct tape got him home too. He was very proud of how light his canoe...

Recoating while the previous coat is still tacky, gives you a clearer and stronger bond. I learned this from a System 3 Tech, years ago. It's true. I had some blotching, on a hull years ago. That lead me to contact System 3. That was the response I received. A fill coat applied, while the...

Yes. I tried some MAS. It worked great. Maybe a little clearer, sanded fine, but seemed a little brittle in a test sample. I'd go for RAKA also. Jim

Looks great Alan ! What epoxy are you planning to use ? Jim

Boy that seat looks pretty comfy to my ! I'd try a piece of Waffle foam. Like the Thermorest sleeping pads. Next a Nate stick. My youngest son came up with the idea. Place a thin flat, or slightly curved piece of wood under your legs, on top of the gunnels. I have one strapped to my inwhale...

There are times a table saw shines, over the Skilsaw. 1.Short, narrow planks 2. gang cutting short narrow planks. 3. If you have and know how to set up a Power feeder. For a beginner with limited $, and space, and planks wider than 4", the Skilsaw is unequaled, in cost and accuracy of cut...

Back in the 80's a local character, donned a Guerra suit, and made a few unannounced appearances. Here in small town Iowa, he created quite a stir. Local Sheriff told him to cut it out, he didn't want a Humicide to deal with ! It was funny after everyone found out the truth ! Big Foot would...

Great ! How long have you had the SawStop ? We just set one up at the Wood Shop. I did buy half of a 15'x 21" plank of Mahogany from a member, of the club. It came from Liberty $5.50 a board ft. It is totally clear, and ruff on all sides. a 1+" thick. Time to break out the old Skilsaw.

It's not a race ! Ha ! We certainly have enough water, to paddle now ! Hey ? No wheels on the strongback ? I guess that Huge dust collector, will suck the dust for you ! Good to see you back building ! Jim

I bit the bullet a few years ago, and purchased a couple of Bear vaults. I love them. I hide them a little ways away from camp, when I'm not eating. bear vault

I built a few strippers with Graphite, added to the last coat of epoxy, on the bottom . I sanded, or at least tried to sand. I do believe they were faster, because of it. I had no way to prove it, just me paddling. Get it up on plane, and let us know ! ;)

Making a Kevlar copy, is a great idea ! You can do your best with the stripper build, but at least I wasn't able to come close to the weight of the Kevlar copy. 46#, compared to 36# makes a lot of difference on a portage ! Building a stripper at 36#, makes me worry, about sacrificing...

Awesome ! Now that Alan is the Super, and a fellow Iowan . I'm expecting preferential Treatment ! Ha ! Way to go Alan ! A big THANK YOU to Glenn also ! You have gone above and beyond the call of duty ! Great job ! Jim

I'll have to confer with others, on making any money, on repairing that hull ! I pulled the outside glass from a Good friends canoes, about 5 yrs ago. The hull was very flexible, and so I placed it on one of my strongback, with about 4 forms that closely mimicked the hull. The forms brought...