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by roger bebee
Fri Jan 01, 2010 6:23 pm
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: Current Forum Statistics- please read!
Replies: 20
Views: 14875

Wow, now I really feel lucky to be in. Thanks for all the hard work and great advice Glen

Roger :applause
by roger bebee
Sat Feb 28, 2009 1:25 pm
Forum: Project Directories
Topic: 15' 0" Prospector Ranger
Replies: 127
Views: 284571

Denis, Stopped into Rona today ,boat looks great,maybe I'll win it, oops better rephrase that, my wife might win it, since she bought the ticket. I'd be really interested in seeing the glassing stage since I'm at that point with my 16 foot prospector and I've never done it before. Any idea when you ...
by roger bebee
Mon Nov 03, 2008 6:51 pm
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: sitting for the winter
Replies: 4
Views: 2313

sitting for the winter

Do to various commitments I will be unable to get the outer hull of my prospector fiberglassed this year. It of coarse is still on the strongback sanded ready for glass, in a unheated garage in southern ontario, where the temps may get to -25c (-20f). My question is, is there anything I should do fo...
by roger bebee
Sat Sep 20, 2008 11:14 am
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: to gap fill or not to fill
Replies: 2
Views: 1589

to gap fill or not to fill

Hello all I am at the stage of filling gaps on my prospector and would appreciate a bit of advice. Any gaps that I have,I think are small as when I run my fingernail over most of them it bearly catches. I tryed to fill some of them using elmers wood filler paste and most of it either sanded out or f...
by roger bebee
Mon Aug 25, 2008 3:29 pm
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: Newly cut White Cedar
Replies: 6
Views: 3557

To the best of my knowledge, and guesstament ,I would think this method would be 4 times faster then regular air drying . See if you can stack and wrap it in the sun to help speed things up , just keep a close eye on it, to make sure its not,cupping warping or splitting from to fast a dry. What you ...
by roger bebee
Sun Aug 24, 2008 3:13 pm
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: Newly cut White Cedar
Replies: 6
Views: 3557

Further to Glen's idea of the small hot house, a guy I know who owns a mill suggested the same thing only he said add a dehumidifier. The other thing I would watch is you may have to flip your boards over regularly to minimize cupping
good luck
Roger
by roger bebee
Mon Aug 11, 2008 4:51 pm
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: which plane to buy
Replies: 2
Views: 2728

which plane to buy

I have made up my mind to buy a good block plane probably at lee vally. W hich would you recommend, the regular(45 degree) or the low angle (37 degree)
thanks for the advice
Roger :thinking
by roger bebee
Sun Aug 10, 2008 5:04 pm
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: shaping outer stems
Replies: 1
Views: 1262

shaping outer stems

I am having trouble visualizing this part of the fairing process. I have the outer stems installed on my prospecter, they are tapered from a full 7/8 of a inch from where the mortice started to just under 3/8 where they end at the keel. I have them faired from the keel where they are flush with the ...
by roger bebee
Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:37 pm
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: outer stem problem ?
Replies: 2
Views: 1620

outer stem problem ?

I need some advice about glueing on the outer stems on my prospecter. When I glued up my inner and outer stems on the stem forms before they where mounted on the strongback I was very happy with the fit.Now that I am ready to epoxy glue them on the canoe itself after completeing the striping ,the fi...
by roger bebee
Mon Jun 30, 2008 5:20 pm
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: Finally finished my Cottage Crusier!
Replies: 13
Views: 3987

looks awsome,hope mine turns out as nice, you definitly have a reason to smile. and man that looks like a big lake
Roger :applause
by roger bebee
Fri May 16, 2008 12:27 pm
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: sharpening tools
Replies: 8
Views: 3646

Thanks for all the advice , and anyone else keep it coming . Greg what is a strop board ?
by roger bebee
Wed May 14, 2008 5:54 pm
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: sharpening tools
Replies: 8
Views: 3646

sharpening tools

Hello all : I am planing on investing in some sharpening stones , to try and get that razer edge on my edge tools so that I can , as Ted says shave with them . Have read a fare bit about every thing from 400 too 10000 grit water stones ,greens to golds , oil stones ,diamond plates , wet dry sand pap...
by roger bebee
Wed May 07, 2008 7:11 pm
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: fishing line method
Replies: 23
Views: 13337

Just thought I'd give a bit of a update on my progress with the fishing line . It seems to be going pretty good but a couple of things that I have noticed from my limited experiance . On one section the planks buckeled on me and I did not notice until the glue was dry so I'll have to live with that ...
by roger bebee
Sat May 03, 2008 5:58 pm
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: Solo fiberglassing
Replies: 16
Views: 8820

I may well be in the same situation as stencil when I get to that stage only without a heated shop . Have never done any epoxy work before but have read about raka on the forum and it seems to meet the crytereia that sluggo discribes . I' m certianly not knocking west but just concerned it may be to...
by roger bebee
Fri Apr 25, 2008 3:06 pm
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: eastern white ceder glue
Replies: 4
Views: 2195

eastern white ceder glue

Good afternoon all : Just did a search on glue types for installing the strips , man a ton of imformation and opinions ,all good , but still kind of confused . I'm using eastern white ceder and plan on yellow carpenters glue . Want a good open time to allow the strip to be fitted and clamped ( 20 to...