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- Tue Jun 28, 2005 12:56 am
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Adding floatation to a wood strip canoe
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2750
re: floatation I built a cedarstrip floatation / wanigan that fits in the bow (or stern). I've only used it once as a wanigan and only a couple of times as floatation when playing in rapids (base camping for a weekend). In the latter role the design functioned quite well. But I wouldn't use it tripp...
- Tue Jun 14, 2005 7:18 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Graphite on the hull
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2011
There is no need to varnish over the area that has been coated with graphite. The black surface of graphite prevents any penetration of UV light. Varnish will also negate the lubricating properties of graphite. Rocks tend to bite into varnish. With graphite the hull will slide over the rocks with le...
- Thu Apr 07, 2005 2:31 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: mortise and tennon joint for seats... details pls!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4316
- Sun Apr 03, 2005 7:18 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: GLassed inside of hull - is one coat enough?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 4726
- Sat Mar 26, 2005 2:10 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Mixing sawdust with epoxy
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6039
- Fri Mar 25, 2005 7:38 pm
- Forum: Paddles, Techniques, Boat Transportation, Storage & Maintenance
- Topic: Epoxy on paddle blade tip
- Replies: 3
- Views: 8109
I use straight epoxy, no filler. Suspend the paddle in a little mold full of epoxy, then scrape and sand to shape after it has hardened. I wonder if using filler would prevent chipping of the epoxy tip. As I've mentioned elsewhere, a paddle tip isn't really the right application for graphite, which ...
- Fri Mar 25, 2005 7:27 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Mixing sawdust with epoxy
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6039
- Fri Mar 25, 2005 7:22 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: S-glass in Canada?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2396
- Thu Mar 24, 2005 10:49 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Shrinking the Redbird to 15' will this work out ok?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 6496
There are people out there who have done what you are talking about with the Redbird. Unfortunately, their comments were lost when this forum was reconfigured. Be patient and keep bumping this message to the top for the next little while in the hope they may still be monitoring these forums. I did s...
- Fri Jan 21, 2005 1:06 pm
- Forum: Project Directories
- Topic: 15' 9" Huron Cruiser
- Replies: 4
- Views: 21741
Modified Huron; weight reduction techniques; graphite; etc.
This link will take you through my experience building a modified Huron Cruiser:
http://tomangelakis.tripod.com/Cedarstrip.htm
Included are reviews of construction techniques and graphite bottom after 3 seasons of use.
http://tomangelakis.tripod.com/Cedarstrip.htm
Included are reviews of construction techniques and graphite bottom after 3 seasons of use.
- Tue Dec 07, 2004 10:55 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: New builder and design forum on CCR
- Replies: 0
- Views: 4712
New builder and design forum on CCR
By popular demand there is a new Building and Design forum on the CanadianCanoeRoutes website. It is not just for cedarstripper construction. It is meant for any/all contruction methods and materials and design discussions, paddles, wanigans, etc. But there are invariably discussions about cedarstri...
- Mon Dec 06, 2004 12:16 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Cedarstrip whitewater playboats
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1375
Cedarstrip whitewater playboats
I hate to see the Bear Mountain gang missing out on a good discussion: Whitewater playboats on the CanadianCanoeRoutes forum.
- Wed Nov 24, 2004 1:33 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Ultra Light (solo) Canoe
- Replies: 17
- Views: 24772
The Dacron boats are light. But be sure you are not comparing apples to oranges. Geodisic Aerolites' home page mentioned above boasts an 8 lb canoe. But it has only a 150 lb capacity. Looking at their other designs I can see that even their larger solos have insufficient capacity for my body weight ...
- Tue Nov 16, 2004 6:12 pm
- Forum: Choosing a Design
- Topic: Need help choosing canoe
- Replies: 12
- Views: 10921
Don't give up on the two identical canoes idea. You may find a significant performance difference between whichever two different canoe designs. This may cause some problems. One canoe may be faster and always having to wait. The other canoe slower and always having to work harder to keep up. The ki...
- Mon Nov 15, 2004 1:46 am
- Forum: Choosing a Design
- Topic: question about Huron Cruiser
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5975
The Huron is a quick boat, especially with two people paddling. It is relatively narrow with sharp entry lines. You can get a sense of that from some of the finished pics on my site mentioned in a previous post. It does feel a bit wobbly at first but I've been happy with the secondary stability and ...