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- Sun Oct 22, 2023 8:57 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Fiberglassing the Hull
- Replies: 5
- Views: 34667
Re: Fiberglassing the Hull
Congratulations Frederik I'm glad to hear that things went well. European builders always seem to have difficulty getting fiberglass in a width suitable for canoe building. I am sure the canoe looks wonderful, but unfortunately when I tried to download the pictures I got an error message along the l...
- Tue May 23, 2023 10:40 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Fiberglassing the Hull
- Replies: 5
- Views: 34667
Re: Fiberglassing the Hull
Hello Frederik I imagine this is the fabric you are looking at. https://www.fyneboatkits.co.uk/supplies/epoxy/glass-fabric/ 200 gsm twill, 1.55 m wide This corresponds to 6 oz cloth 61" wide. https://www.wolframalpha.com/input?i=200+gram%2Fmeter%5E2+to+ounces%2Fyard%5E2 This is certainly a weig...
- Fri Apr 14, 2023 8:40 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Lofting the Bobs special
- Replies: 4
- Views: 29292
Re: Lofting the Bobs special
Frederik
Glad that I could help you.
Stephen
Glad that I could help you.
Stephen
- Fri Mar 17, 2023 11:30 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Rescued 12’ solo from landfill
- Replies: 6
- Views: 66692
Re: Rescued 12’ solo from landfill
Hello Bjager
There is this post about adding photos but as you will see it is eighteen years old and some parts are out of date.
http://buildersforum.bearmountainboat ... php?t=1150
I'm curious to see this canoe you've found.
Stephen
There is this post about adding photos but as you will see it is eighteen years old and some parts are out of date.
http://buildersforum.bearmountainboat ... php?t=1150
I'm curious to see this canoe you've found.
Stephen
- Wed Mar 15, 2023 12:16 am
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Lofting the Bobs special
- Replies: 4
- Views: 29292
Re: Lofting the Bobs special
Hello Frederik The value: sheer - 1-02-7@1 5/8" is presented and I am confused how to understand this value (is this a coordinate? (Butt x WL) Your understanding of this is essentially correct. Make an extra waterline at 1 5/8" and measure 1-02-7 along it to get the sheer point. I'm pretty...
- Mon Aug 29, 2022 8:56 pm
- Forum: Choosing a Design
- Topic: Canoe type help? Suggestions
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5002
Re: Canoe type help? Suggestions
Bear Mountain sells plans for a 17' square stern canoe. I don't know how well it would work as a solo canoe, but should be able to carry a deer. https://www.bearmountainboats.ca/colle ... e-stern-17
- Wed Mar 09, 2022 5:24 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Epoxy issue
- Replies: 10
- Views: 21715
Re: Epoxy issue
I'm glad you liked it. I've been poking around some more on canoetripping.net and found out there's an even easier way than what I said before. Hover but don't click over the share symbol to the left of #97 to bring up the "Share this post" window, then click the symbol to the left of the ...
- Tue Mar 08, 2022 11:34 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Epoxy issue
- Replies: 10
- Views: 21715
Re: Epoxy issue
Brian My last build blog was done in detail just to use for reference purposes and starting at post#97, at this link I thought I'd share a trick I learned just in the last year or so. If you click on the number #97 in your post, or on the date of the post, the post will jump to the top of the browse...
- Fri Oct 01, 2021 11:08 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Willian English Model 20 offsets
- Replies: 4
- Views: 13788
Re: Willian English Model 20 offsets
Sedges This canoe looks like it has in the neighbourhood of 3/4" of tumblehome in from the widest point. I'm almost positive you'll remember, but I thought I'd mention that the value I gave you is for the center mold and thus represents half the width of the inside of the hull. If you pull the ...
- Fri Oct 01, 2021 12:23 am
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Willian English Model 20 offsets
- Replies: 4
- Views: 13788
Re: Willian English Model 20 offsets
I have it braced open to glue the gunnels and it looks good After re-reading your post, I realized you need the Chart B value, which isn't given, so I decided to do a rough plot of Station 0 in Sketchup. All the points made a nice fair curve, except for the 12" waterline in Chart B. Unfortunat...
- Thu Sep 30, 2021 8:57 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Willian English Model 20 offsets
- Replies: 4
- Views: 13788
Re: Willian English Model 20 offsets
From the 1983 edition of Canoecraft : English 20 Chart A Station 0 sheer: 12 5/8 Chart B: no sheer value given Chart A corresponds to the Table of Heights in the 2000 edition, while Chart B corresponds to the Table of Half-breadths. Hope this helps. Let me know if you need more information from the ...
- Thu May 27, 2021 5:12 pm
- Forum: Boat-Building Tips & Techniques
- Topic: Putting stencil on canoe
- Replies: 3
- Views: 9889
Re: Putting stencil on canoe
Hi Doug I was hoping someone who had done this would answer for you, but since it's been a couple of days I'll pass on some (secondhand) information. Nick Offerman did this several years ago and posted a build log. Starting on page 162 he describes transferring a photocopy to wood. If the image has ...
- Sun Apr 04, 2021 7:57 pm
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: 16" Prospector Station 7 & Stem Issue
- Replies: 10
- Views: 15537
Re: 16" Prospector Station 7 & Stem Issue
Bastian I'm not completely sure what caused your problem, but I did spot something in your method that may have contributed. - I checked whether i deducted the hull thickness from the station correctly The following is from the FAQ on the Bear Mountain site. If you're using the German edition of the...
- Mon Mar 15, 2021 3:05 am
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Widest strip that can be used
- Replies: 24
- Views: 48421
Re: Widest strip that can be used
FWIW the Epifanes varnish that Bear Mountain sells for finishing a canoe carries the same caution. https://www.epifanes.com/page/clear-finishes I'm wondering if this warning is meant for a big yacht which might be floating all summer, as opposed to a canoe which will be fished out of the water at th...
- Wed Jan 27, 2021 7:03 am
- Forum: Builders' Forum
- Topic: Marine plywood source in Michigan
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6442