The Bear Mountain Boat Shop

Sometimes we need to match thickness when doing repairs in older boat hulls. In order to do this we would cut out a small section(1" hole saw) of hull and burn it. The epoxy goes away in smoke and leaves behind the glass. It's a smelly nasty procedure, but after careful examination of the remai...

take some pictures.

Did you go for the full thickness on the transom like his book said. I think it was 2" Seemed like such an overkill.

Xavier

Are you building the grand laker with a transom for the engine? I was considering that design for my boat. But i really want a canoe that is pointy on both ends. :smile still a coin toss as I can really use the capacity of the grand laker. have you weighed it? using 3/8" for stripping I assume ...

Concerning the mess.... a couple of strips of 3" 3M blue tape would allow you to laminate the assembly using the hull as the form. After removing the tape you could then glue the entire assembly as a unit once the epoxy has cured (it could also be finished off the boat for the most part) concer...

In my case My "sport" is my other 1/2 and the game is an igloo cooler and all the other camping gear needed for 3-4 days in the "wild". The boat would be used very similarly to it's original intent. In fact probably even rougher conditions since most use would be in salt water he...

Obviously part of the beauty in these boats is the ribs. I could see how a traditional vessel without any glass and epoxy would breath and look pretty good. But on a boat that is sealed on the outside with epoxy and glass and only painted on the inside with epoxy; wont moisture ingress into the hull...

I am still in the planning stages of my canoe build and I have hit another snag. Last week end at the Miami International Boat show I had the opportunity to see some wonderful boats made by Steve and Friends at Adirondack Guideboat, Inc. I have to admit in talking to him for a while I immediately sa...

I don't buy that explanation on how the lamination is weaker. In a scarf you have a joint(seam) that is max about 12" long and as you point out when tested it will break else where. Then you point out that a lamination's weak link is the seam "The lamination will not be as strong as the sc...

D, Take a look at these. http://michneboat.com/Gunwales.htm They are laminated. I know based on the way your canoe is coming out you can easily do it. You would laminate the scupper blocks onto your first strip on the bench then after truing everything on the table saw you epoxy the whole assembly t...

Talk about Dejavu... Vann it would work. Laminated gunnels are very common in different builds like stitch and glue dinghies etc. I suggested the same thing a few days ago when maple was being considered for the gunnels. I even brought up the design possibilities of using different woods in the lami...

nice way to make scuppers john.... very cool. I would definately invest in a drill press before trying scuppers with a chisel. You are very brave dawne. hand tools with maple are ok until you encounter the butcher block effect of trying to cross cut. if you consistantly get burn marks while ripping ...

wouldn't the scarfs end up this way if the lumber was scarfed prior to it being ripped into strips. Meaning one big scarf as opposed to lots of little ones? Is that even a good thing to do?
Xavier

The deforming I was talking about is if you try to use one solid piece of maple 3/8" x3/4" for the outer rails. it might have enough spring to bend the hull a bit weird; It's doubtful, but possible. Doing both sides at the same time evens out the stresses and should make things bend evenly...

Ash will be a lot easier to work with. it bends easier and is lighter than maple. not to mention is the traditional wood of choice. That being said, maple would look great (light in color), would be harder to ding and dent, and is much harder to break. If using maple I'd try to find grain as straigh...

Hi Dawne. What a beautiful Boat!! I can not wait to be as far along on my canoe project as you. My current project is a 36 foot sailboat and I have about a year left before it's ready so I'm way off. I can give you some tips on minimizing drips in the epoxy though. I think the main reason you are ge...