The Bear Mountain Boat Shop

Great stuff, thanks fellas. That was just the comfirmation I was searching for. Randy, I am using the West System as recommended in Canoecraft and I find it good to work with given my lack of experience in this field. The two coats of epoxy will go on today. Forecast is for warm weather 18 -20 degre...

I am ready to glass the inside of the hull of my first build, a Freedom 17. I need some clarification on the timings between the first and second coats of epoxy. "Canoecraft" advises that after the first coat has sufficiently firmed it should be lightly hand sanded with 120 grit sand paper...

Randy and Snowman, I appreciate your views, thanks. That's just the confirmation I was after to crack on confidently with the planking. I thought I had read about this topic on other's previous posts but was going blue in the face trying to find a reference to it. When it comes to the crunch, the po...

Should the sheer plank on the freedom 17 follow the sheer line or is it more appropriate to adopt a line for the sheer plank that is more parallel with the water line? I am inclined to want to install the sheer plank with a more parallel attitude to the water line, with only the slightest upward cur...