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Alan, are you going to use the semi rigid pipe insulation found at most home improvement stores? Are there any specialty foam places that you could look at something a little different? Like an upholstery type foam? I wouldn't want the epoxy to melt the foam and leave you with a collapsed tube...

It took me quite a long time to develop the courage to drill through my hull. I actually thought that it was the least of the two evils between drilling through the deck and the hull. I'm strange like that :) Like you said Dave, I epoxied a block in place, and drilled through the hull and then...

Seriously? open water? Wow. I wish it were that warm here. I hope you enjoy it for the rest of us poor ice locked shut ins. Momentum

Hey Alan, Great work as always. You sure know how to blast through stripping out the hull. I only wish mine took so little time. Sigh You have certainly covered a lot of detail with your last round of testing. As you have so elequently spoken...wood does suck when it comes to consistancy and...

Hey Alan, What about just installing a 3/4" x 3/4" clear cedar gunwale with a groove in the bottom of it for the hull thickness? If you rounded over the top inside and outside edge with a bullnose type bit, you could run the fiberglass from outside the hull, right up over the top, and then to...

My cousin used to make body parts for his race car using Kevlar. You are right Alan, he always used a vac system. Too bad he gave that one up. So much fun to watch that car go around the track, but I digress. Go with clear, clear, clear, and then take a bunch of pictures and post them...

And all of them have one common goal...to get out on the water. That's what unites us all. I'm itching to get back to mine, but for now, I'll have to keep hanging out in your warm shop. I can almost smell the cedar aroma. Get back to work Alan, what are you doing slacking off? :)

Alan, In your post #65, your close-up of the stem after quick shaping shows your cedar strip sailing past the stem. The stem on the other side will also sail pas the stem. Does this mean that you will have a triangular shaped gap that will need to be filled in after? Or are you planning to cut...

Dave, Fantastic job on the stripping...ooh, I didn't think I'd ever say that to another man. Sounds kinda funny when I say it out loud I would apply the clearest material you can possibly get hold of. You will want to admire all of your hard work for years to come. I think I would spend all of...

Mihun, Great! Funny how stuff like that "just seems to work out". My material is stored at a friend's barn, as I have no room here. I'll get hold of him to get you an overall size. If it's suitable, we can talk about the other stuff later. I'm not sure about restrictions on shipping oversize...

Hi Mihun, I was going through a list of material I have in my "stash" and realize that I have a gorgeous piece of mahogany that may suit your needs if you are willing to deviate from the spruce you were looking for. I can get you some dimensions of the piece if you want. You just have to let me...

Will, I have a bit of experience with water filtration...here's my take. In my opinion, there are 3 major catagories when it comes to cleaning up your source water. 1. Trace minerals 2. Taste, odor, and color 3. Bugs Of the 3 above, I only worry about bugs. Trace minerals are really not...

Alan, great start so far. I know your itching to get going, so thought I would throw my 2 cents in the pot. I've only built one canoe, and you guys are the real experts, but the way I did mine was to plane (sand) the stem down to meet the shape of the first form. As you follow the stem all the...

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Hi Jim, thanks for the tip. I have to say that for safety sake, it isn't really a good idea to "pinch" the wood between the bit and the fence. I really hope that you don't get upset at me for saying this. I wouldn't want to ever hear that someone has been injured as a result of an improper set...

We are all eagerly awaiting this one Alan. No doubt, it'll be full of great ideas that we can steal, er um...I mean use. Your last one that was donated was quite pretty. I know it really wasn't your cup of tea,, but pretty none the less. Looking forward to it. Momentum

Oooweee, she's a pretty one. Nice work Mem! I bet you can't wait to get it off the form. Good luck with your surgery. Best wishes for a speedy recovery. Momentum

Looking good Alan. Nice to see that there are others who share my affinity for multiple woods together. That ash colour is kinda bizzare. I'm not sure that I have seen ash go the same colour as cherry before. You have to bear in mind though, that all three woods that you have there will age...

Looking great Alan. Should be a really nice paddler. Have you considered laminating different types of materials into your decks, so that you are tying them all in? You could go with Mahogany on the outside, then cherry, then a narrow width of ash. Multiple materials can be quite sexy. Like...

There's some nice work there! I'm sure your "good enough" is fantastic, and I am sure that like most craftsmen, you are much harder on yourself than any one else would be. I really want to see this one in it's upright position. Keep it up Mem.