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- Wed Sep 15, 2010 8:00 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Establishing the sheer line on borrowed forms
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- Wed Sep 15, 2010 4:48 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Establishing the sheer line on borrowed forms
- Replies: 8
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Measure up from the strongback to the highest point (the keel) on each form and verify that this matches the values given for that stations profile. If these match, then measure up from the strongback to establish the sheer. This is the top of the sheer once the canoe is right side up. Strip up from...
- Tue Jul 13, 2010 7:02 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: lofting the ranger
- Replies: 4
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- Mon Jul 12, 2010 6:44 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: lofting the ranger
- Replies: 4
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- Wed Jul 07, 2010 8:52 am
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: fiberglass installation
- Replies: 4
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Read fiberglassing 101 from the link shown above paying particular attention to forming the fiberglass to the hull. If you get the glass fitting the hull like a glove, the wet out becomes easy. Have marked measuring cups prefilled with resin so that all you have to do is add hardener and stir before...
- Sat Apr 10, 2010 8:58 am
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Varnish problem/Sunday evening rant.
- Replies: 27
- Views: 14726
- Wed Mar 31, 2010 8:10 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Hadn't heard from Dawne lately.....
- Replies: 35
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- Tue Mar 30, 2010 2:49 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Hadn't heard from Dawne lately.....
- Replies: 35
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I pressed the HIN into the gunwale of my last canoe using metal punch letters and a simple jig. I filled (blackened) the letters using a roller ball pin and epoxied over them with some T-88 and then varnish. Looks goods...better than the brass plate I stuck on my first canoe. If you want to see a pi...
- Mon Feb 15, 2010 8:21 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Problems and Questions
- Replies: 25
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I used laminated gunnels on the solo canoe in my avatar. After glassing the exterior I let the hull set for a couple of weeks before sanding the epoxy. I then used T-88 to glue a 3/16x3/4 strip of cedar to the exterior and after this cured capped it with the same size in walnut. I then took the hull...
- Sun Feb 14, 2010 5:26 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Problems and Questions
- Replies: 25
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- Sun Feb 14, 2010 9:52 am
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Problems and Questions
- Replies: 25
- Views: 10848
If the joints were not starved, you would have had tear out in the wood, not a clean break. Try what I suggested earlier. I agree with others that the joint looks better when vertical, but this doesn’t appear to be the problem with your breakage. Steaming is not wrapping in hot or boiling rags. The ...
- Sat Feb 13, 2010 7:49 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Problems and Questions
- Replies: 25
- Views: 10848
Sounds like the joints might be starved. Try one small batch of epoxy (unthickened) to coat the scarf joints and keep them wet till the epoxy starts to set. Then mixed another batch, thicken this batch, and spread on the joints. When you clamp, use minimal pressure so the joint isn't starved of epox...
- Sun Jan 03, 2010 5:34 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: following sheer line
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4038
After the strip is glued on, I use a dab of hot glue on the corner created by the strips and mold (side of the forms closest to the stems) to hold the strips firmly against the molds. You can probably get away with every other strip, or do every strip if you wish. The reason for doing this on the st...
- Wed Dec 30, 2009 7:10 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Have I wrecked my strips?
- Replies: 4
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- Wed Dec 23, 2009 8:31 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: following sheer line
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4038
I'm not certain I understand your problem, but I suspect there may be a misunderstanding regarding the shaping of the stem. Try reading this thread and the links given in the thread.
http://www.bearmountainboats.com/phpbb2 ... php?t=3540
Let us know if you need more help.
Larry
http://www.bearmountainboats.com/phpbb2 ... php?t=3540
Let us know if you need more help.
Larry