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by canoecrafter
Sun Feb 01, 2015 10:17 am
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: Determining cockpit location in Resolute kayak
Replies: 14
Views: 12713

Outside-the-box cockpit?

Ken, Dennis, As I look at my finished Resolute hull and deck, and lay my cockpit template on the deck, I'm trying to think outside the box about the cockpit before I pick up the saber saw and make an irreversible hole in that beautiful cedar deck. The discussion of cockpit length centers on being lo...
by canoecrafter
Sat Jan 31, 2015 8:24 pm
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: Inside Stem
Replies: 3
Views: 2327

Re: Inside Stem

I found the best way to handle inner stems when fiberglassing the inside of a canoe is to hold the glass back from the stems an inch or so when doing the main inside layup. Trying to get the fiberglass cloth to cover the stems is incredibly messy when you have enough to worry about when glassing the...
by canoecrafter
Fri Jan 30, 2015 9:35 am
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: Determining cockpit location in Resolute kayak
Replies: 14
Views: 12713

Re: Determining cockpit location in Resolute kayak

Dennis, Thanks for the helpful pix. I like the keyhole cockpit and can easily adapt the template I have to add a keyhole section to ease entry for these senior-citizen legs. I'll probably end up with a 4"-6" keyhole section out as far as 36" overall with a 17" width. I have a loc...
by canoecrafter
Wed Jan 28, 2015 7:46 am
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: Attaching wood kayak bulkheads with silicone caulk?
Replies: 3
Views: 2839

Re: Attaching wood kayak bulkheads with silicone caulk?

Ken, Your reasoning makes sense, and unless I hear dissenting opinions from others about using silicone to secure bulkheads, I'm going your route. I plan to silicone the bulkhead behind the cockpit leaving some flexibility, and securely epoxy and glass in the forward one which will see more force fr...
by canoecrafter
Sun Jan 25, 2015 10:02 pm
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: Attaching wood kayak bulkheads with silicone caulk?
Replies: 3
Views: 2839

Attaching wood kayak bulkheads with silicone caulk?

I've seen videos from boatbuilders installing wooden bulkheads in stripper kayaks using only silicone caulk as the attachment mechanism. This seems too simple to be true, but the times I've had to remove old silicone caulk during DYI projects, I've been impressed with the stuff's flexible strength a...
by canoecrafter
Sun Jan 25, 2015 11:45 am
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: Laminate trimmer to cut a kayak deck?
Replies: 6
Views: 4854

Re: Laminate trimmer experience

The router and laminate trimmer bit worked nicely to trim the white cedar deck on the Resolute kayak without chipping the deck strips. I didn't add tape to the deck boards and I went very slowly. I used the small router in "climb-cutting" mode to reduce chip-out problems and cut from the c...
by canoecrafter
Tue Jan 20, 2015 7:38 pm
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: Determining cockpit location in Resolute kayak
Replies: 14
Views: 12713

Re: Coaming in Resolute kayak

Ken, I think I'll pass on the recessed cockpit and leave the peaks on the front and back, height considerations trumping aesthetics. I'm stripping the deck now and will cut the 32" cockpit hole (works for my legs) after it's glassed on both sides. I plan to glue a series of short 1/2" bloc...
by canoecrafter
Mon Jan 19, 2015 9:58 am
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: Determining cockpit location in Resolute kayak
Replies: 14
Views: 12713

Re: Cockpit in Resolute kayak

Ken, As it turns out, I miscalculated my cockpit dimensions, and I can’t do a butt-first entry. I have to set myself up by sitting on the edge of the rear deck, and then wiggling in feet-first. But if I’d made the opening an inch or two longer, it would have been fine. What is the length of your coc...
by canoecrafter
Sun Jan 18, 2015 12:01 pm
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: Determining cockpit location in Resolute kayak
Replies: 14
Views: 12713

Re: Determining cockpit location in Resolute kayak

Ken, Excuse the stupid questions, but I'm a lifetime canoeist and kayaking is new to me. Kayakcraft plans show the standard Resolute 30" cockpit located a few inches behind station 10 to a few inches ahead of 8. I'm using a custom long 32" cockpit template. Should the extra inches go ahead...
by canoecrafter
Sat Jan 17, 2015 8:44 am
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: New Year Build
Replies: 32
Views: 15138

Re: Flying canoes

Jim, I was returning from a paddle with one of the first strippers I built back in the late 1970s. Back then--in the Pre-Epoxy Era--we used stemless construction and polyester resin if we belonged to the MCA . As I was only going a couple miles, I just roped the canoe to my car top carriers and skip...
by canoecrafter
Fri Jan 16, 2015 5:08 pm
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: Kayak seat
Replies: 4
Views: 2809

Re: Kayak seat

I'm not much help as I'm building a Resolute kayak from Bear Mountain and am searching for a seat also. I Googled "kayak seat" and saw lots of seats but read almost no reviews. That being said, the NRS seat in the soft version got the best reviews at http://www.nrs.com. It has a self-adhes...
by canoecrafter
Fri Jan 16, 2015 8:59 am
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: Determining cockpit location in Resolute kayak
Replies: 14
Views: 12713

Determining cockpit location in Resolute kayak

I don't see a precise ways to determine where to locate the cockpit cutout for a soon-to-be-completed Resolute kayak. I'm using a 17" x 32" template published by Paddling Light magazine. Any suggestions? I'm 6' 2" and 190 lbs.
by canoecrafter
Sun Jan 11, 2015 10:33 am
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: Another new project
Replies: 11
Views: 5526

Re: Another new project

This construction technique was also used in a very early historical canoe displayed in the Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum in Spooner, WI. The canoe was called the Herald Patent Canoe or more simply the Double-Cedar Canoe and was built by Dan Herald and patented in 1871. Lateral cedar ribs were ben...
by canoecrafter
Sun Jan 11, 2015 9:30 am
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: New Year Build
Replies: 32
Views: 15138

New Year Build: Laminated stems?

Does the blue tape on the stem mold conceal a laminated stem piece? If you're building without separate stem pieces, see Canoecraft by Ted Moores (available at Amazon) for detailed instructions on making laminated stems. Stripping up a canoe with laminated stem pieces makes the stripping job immeasu...
by canoecrafter
Sat Jan 10, 2015 12:07 am
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: Varnishing
Replies: 15
Views: 13666

Re: cleacoat prep

Prepping the hull for clear coat was wet-sanding the epoxy on the outside with 180-grit wet/dry sandpaper on a flexible sandpaper holder that could be bent in use to conform to the hull curvature. On the inside, I just used two coats of epoxy to leave a toothed finish and didn't sand that at all pri...