The Bear Mountain Boat Shop

Thanks Gents,

I'm finishing off my first build now but I think I'll give it a go with Jelutong or a mix of cedar and Jelutong on the next one and see how it goes.

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Fred

Just wanted to see if anyone has had experience using JELUTONG for canoe building? I came into possession of over 460 board feet of jelutong and need to so something with it. I know it's normally used for carving and pattern making but I see the characteristics of jelutong are similar to cedar and b...

Thanks for the info Phil, Obviously I haven't logged in for a while. I had to put my project on hold, load the unfinished canoe on my truck and move from South Florida to San Antonio TX. I had several people ask about my conoe and had on gentleman actually offer to buy it. Sure did wonders to my mot...

Thanks Rod. "Bruised Cloth". sounds about right. I had 5 such dings so, I've sanded, taped around them and just applied the resin. Fairly easy to repair but those bruises sure do hurt. I was beginning to think I did something terribly wrong with the cloth and resin. I'll be posting my less...

I have a newbie question... I am almost finished with my first build, fiberglass is all in, gunnels, yoke and decks. I am almost ready to start the final sanding for the first layer of varnish. I had a mishap with a wayward clamp and got a ding or couple dings inside the hull. I will do the repair b...

Congrats Chipper, I just started caning the seats for a prospector I'm building. First time builder. This is my fist time caning anything and also purchased my materials from Perkins. I had trouble with the diagonal strands but I see my mistake. I didn't double up on a couple holes where I should ha...

Gary, I'm new to this, building my first canoe and have only posted one question on the forum. However the camaraderie here on the forum is amazing so I want to say the best of luck to you. My prayers are with you. I also love motorcycles, have an old '75 Norton I rebuilt. I don't live near you but ...

Thanks a bunch Randy. You confirmed what I was thinking. I thought about adding a 1/4" to the upper 6 inches of station 7 but your suggestion of just doing without it seems like the most logical choice. I have to keep reminding myself that it's an art and not a science. Again, thanks a bunch. F...

Hello all, I'm a first time builder. I purchased the plans for the Prospector and have been following Canoecraft as well as a couple other books and lots of internet time/research. I build the strong-back, forms, stems and started planking, almost at the bilge turn. Here is my problem. Looking at pa...