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can I simply drill a small hole inject warm epoxy into this area to get the fiberglass cloth to disappear This method is described in Canoecraft to repair damage from a violent blow to the hull which does not break the sheath, which I gather is true for the inside of your canoe only. Drill into the...

Very nice work. I especially like the care you put into the decks and seats.

I figured out how to post your pictures using Internet Explorer. In your photo album, left click on the image to enlarge, then right click and select Properties. Highlight and copy the URL from the Properties window, then paste this into your forum post between img /img However, when I tried the sa...

Wayne I got one of your photos to display in my web browser by omitting the [img] tags altogether. This one was only available to me because you misplaced a square bracket in one of the URL's. You could try posting all three photos without the [img] tags. https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMpUN8z...

This is listed under the FAQ for the phpBB forum for image posting. app.php/help/faq#f3r3

Glen Smith posted about using Photobucket to post photos quite a while ago. viewtopic.php?f=19&t=1150

If you have the Canoecraft book, look for the chapter Classic Care: a Guide to Maintenance and Repair. This covers everything from scratches in the varnish to removal and replacement of damaged planking. It's near the end of the book. Bear Mountain also has these on their website hidden away under N...

Hello woodworkbythewater, I have finally located my copies of Canoecraft and it would appear you are using a 1983 edition of the book. This means that some of the terminology is different and also the method of plotting the sheer is slightly different than what Brian has posted. These are the values...

You now need to add a stalk to each mushroom cap, but how long should they be? Because every sheer point is a different height, every mushroom stalk will need to be a different length. The bottom of each mushroom stalk defines the strongback line. You need to hold each mushroom cap above the strong...

I'm not totally sure I know what's going on here but I have some ideas. There are three caveats: 1. I lofted the Redbird a LONG time ago in a graphics program but I never built it. 2. My copies of Canoecraft are MIA after a recent move so I'm relying on memory for methods and terminology. 3. Most of...

These are the corrections for the 2000 edition of Canoecraft. There are no corrections listed for the Redbird at all, so I don't think that is your problem. http://web.archive.org/web/20121108113627/http://bearmountainboats.com/2012BACKUP-OLDSITE/canoestems.htm I don't have the 2015 edition but I kn...

These are the topics I could find in the forum on Nomad stability, but I'm not sure if they apply to your situation. http://buildersforum.bearmountainboats.com/search.php?keywords=nomad+stability&terms=all&author=&fid%5B%5D=21&sc=1&sf=all&sr=topics&sk=t&sd=d&st=0&ch=300&t=0&submit=Search Some of the...

Cheques and stamps, just two more things our grandchildren won't understand ;-)

The man's own website doesn't have a link to buy the plans http://www.robbwhite.com/sportboat.html , but the folks in this video seem to have bought plans via snail-mail since Robb White died. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1Sf5MbOg_Q You might consider the Bear Mountain Rice Lake Skiff or Whiteha...

Jim

Also check this video at about the 8:30 mark:

Nick Offerman : Planking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJWf_1TgiGo

Stephen

Jim You should check out Bear Mountain's You Tube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/Canoecraft/videos?disable_polymer=1 . If you go to the bottom of the page and click "load more" a couple of times there are quite a few videos, some of which deal with stems. How to Laminate Stems https://www.yout...