The Bear Mountain Boat Shop

I am wondering about installation of a bow eye on the Gadabout I am restoring. It did not have one so I am unsure how they used the winch on the trailer to pull it on. I am only guessing I should install one unless there is another alternative that you can share. If I do need one, here are some ques...

I will be performing a patch job on a stripper. Mt question is: I assume the patched area will be lighter.....can I try a pale stain on the planks prior to the glassing and epoxy application? Another alternative possibly.....add wood flour to the epoxy mix to change the color? Any suggestions are ap...

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MAS epoxy

Another builder seems to think I have uncured epoxy causing the problem. Even though it was applied in November and seemed hard, it was not. If this were the case, I will have a mess to get down to the wooden hull and piece in new cloth.
Disappointing.

I picked many people's brains and before I do something drastic I figured I should login and see if someone can come up with a solution for me. I have encountered a problem as I finished my first stripper. The fit and finsish is (or should I say "was") amazing if I do say so. When applying...

sent you an email Glen
Mike

Hi again Glen The tacky spot hardened quite nicely today after firing up the propane heater for awhile. At the opposite end of the boat, there is another area approx. 12 inches x 12 inched with the same tackiness. I positioned a spot light near the area, however, I found the direct hear simply made ...

That's exactly what I thought. Glen, the small spot that began to gum, will it be OK once that 4"x 4" hardens?...i.e. sand properly
Also, with the dimples....is it necessary or should I put another VERY thin coat of epoxy over these areas to fill?

Hi Glen Thank you for responding. I did some scraping to remove some high spots and then moved to 80 with an ROS. I clean the dust away with one clean cloth and clean the sandpaper with another clean cloth frequently. I tried using a "degummer" stick from Lee Valley as well on the paper. T...

Good to know about the length of bolts. Another option I have seen on various canoes is to anchor support pieces on the side. They act as a "ledge" for the seat pices to rest upon. I only got a couple hours in today to begibn sanding the epoxy.....holy crap.....I feel like I am doing somet...

This is the nicest canoe I believe I've seen.....absolutely outstanding.
If you could email me privately at barrm@nb.sympatico.ca .....I have questions for you.
Mike

Thx Asa......40" and 44" just didn't seem correct in the thread on Page 3.
I believe the 50"/ 40" seems plausible.

Thanks.....I don't quite understand that thread. This contradicts the diagram in Canoecraft.
Is that thread stating that the front of the seats are placed 44" and 40" from the center??

My first canoe...in need of specific dimensions for the seat placements for the 16' Prospector.
Also, har far below the tops of the gunwales to the top of the seats is the norm?
Hope someone can assist.
Mike