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Thanks for the kind words guys. I want to let it cure for a few days before gently sanding it. I want to be really careful not to get any dust trapped in green epoxy so I'll wait on sanding. I'll need 12-13 hours for 3 coats of West Systems 105/207 so it will likely be the 14th for glass...

I forgot to add, when I seal coated I did my best to brush on a very thin even coat tipping back into the wet. You could really see the sections where it sucked up the epoxy (flat spots) and the areas where it didn't (shiny). Hopefully it saves some weight.

Shaved the epoxy down with the scraper then went over everything again with 180 grit. Vacuumed the hull twice then hit it with the tack cloth before seal coating. I really enjoyed the colour reveal. When the epoxy went on I saw a couple of spots I'll have to sand again. I didn't sand it...

Fillet joint and filling in some gaps. Straight wood flour on the epoxy fillet but a mix of wood flour and walnut sawdust to try to get the colour right for the rest. Used one of those new disposable wooden spoons to round the fillet corner.

I spent some more time sanding on the tumblehome section with the longboard. I offset the sandpaper a little to not chew into the piece below it. I also used the longboard to round over the walnut so the glass will lay better. I then used the random orbital and made 2 passes with 180 grit. I...

I roughly shaved down the stern stem with the RO sander with some 60 grit. After doing so I could see I was a hair thin on making the curve look right. I epoxied on a few more laminations the shaved it down and shaped it some as I finished rough sanding the hull. I've still left it proud for...

The Clipper construction seems quite robust despite being lightweight. I thought the seat hangers were powder coated aluminum but it turns out they're fiberglass. I ordered the thwart tubing, seat hanger, seat and end caps from Western Canoe and Kayak. The hanger comes as a single piece and...

Here's a better picture that shows the two together. I assume these are made by Clipper as they are what came on my Caribou S. These are available at a few shops in Western Canada. My Caribou has vinyl covers over them but I don't want the extra weight. I also bought the thwart material, end...

Well I made the long drive and picked up the aluminum gunnels and some more epoxy from Boatcraft. I took a couple of measurements off them and ordered some rivets and some back up washers. I got the stern laminations on using every ratchet strap I have. I used wax paper to keep from ruining...

Well as the seasons change here I haven't had a lot of time for the boat. Just a little bit here and there. I got out for one last ride on the dual sport and got the house ready for winter. I've added to the stern laminations, they're bent, dried and ready for epoxy. I spent some time at it...

Thanks for that Mem, yes they are currently too high. I just wanted a level starting point I can work down from. I'll be putting a strip along the hull to check curvature when I sand down to the finished product. No I won't be using brass stems. I'd like to go pretty fine on the ends with an...

I finally got to spend a little more time on the boat. I used some 60 grit on my random orbital to rough shape the bow stem. I then used my long board with the 80 grit Abranet to get it level with the hull. When rough shaping I was missing just a tiny piece on the top profile. I might not...

Walnut laminations turned out pretty good. I see one spot will need a little filler. Decided to go herringbone pattern with the stripping. It seemed the strongest and easiest for me to fit. It's going pretty well.

Black anodizing on gunnels? How easily does that stuff scratch off? While I prefer the look of the black I have Thule wing bars on my truck with just a small strip of rubber down the center. I'm sure there will be contact when loading. My current boat has vinyl on top with lots of scuff marks.

I used my oscillating tool to cut the channel as well as a sharp chisel then a file to clean it up. I then laminated in some tapered walnut pieces and once the glued dried planed/sanded them down level. I dry fit the stem laminations over night and epoxied them on today. I used unthickened...

My mistake there was two fold. I forgot to hit that end with the heat gun and pre-twist plus I yarded down on it too hard to try to close the gap. With both of those forces together it was too much. So lucky that it appears to have turned out ok.

Put on the first tricky strip after work yesterday. Planed the inner stem down to the forms and bevelled the front. I tied the bow strip end in as best I could then held it for 20 minutes while the glue set. I then put in the rest of the strip on and held the twist on the stern end too. When I...

Thanks for sharing that link. My exterior laminations aren't glued together yet. I was hoping to keep the inner stem "landing pad" width uniform for the outers. Hopefully it turns out but sometimes it doesn't when you don't follow the plans.

I planed my stems down some more and beveled them. The strip curve I have at the ends was a bit too tricky to fit up for my skill level without beveling. It should be fine now and I'll get back to it next week when I get some more time. Back to work tomorrow.

My choices in hardware are pretty plain. I bought the same seat, hangers and end caps that are in my Clipper. The longest trip I've done in my Caribou was 6 days and the seat with the back rest I adapted was very comfortable. I like being able to stick the end cap in the dirt for portaging or...