Wow, now I really feel lucky to be in. Thanks for all the hard work and great advice Glen
Roger
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- Fri Jan 01, 2010 6:23 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Current Forum Statistics- please read!
- Replies: 20
- Views: 17353
- Sat Feb 28, 2009 1:25 pm
- Forum: Project Directories
- Topic: 15' 0" Prospector Ranger
- Replies: 127
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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 ...
- Mon Nov 03, 2008 6:51 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: sitting for the winter
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2405
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...
- Sat Sep 20, 2008 11:14 am
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: to gap fill or not to fill
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1629
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...
- Mon Aug 25, 2008 3:29 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Newly cut White Cedar
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3965
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 ...
- Sun Aug 24, 2008 3:13 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Newly cut White Cedar
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3965
- Mon Aug 11, 2008 4:51 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: which plane to buy
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3020
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
thanks for the advice
Roger
- Sun Aug 10, 2008 5:04 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: shaping outer stems
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1320
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 ...
- Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:37 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: outer stem problem ?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1680
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...
- Mon Jun 30, 2008 5:20 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Finally finished my Cottage Crusier!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4158
- Fri May 16, 2008 12:27 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: sharpening tools
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3805
- Wed May 14, 2008 5:54 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: sharpening tools
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3805
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...
- Wed May 07, 2008 7:11 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: fishing line method
- Replies: 23
- Views: 13556
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 ...
- Sat May 03, 2008 5:58 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Solo fiberglassing
- Replies: 16
- Views: 9871
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...
- Fri Apr 25, 2008 3:06 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: eastern white ceder glue
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2263
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...