The Bear Mountain Boat Shop

I was just about ready to install the outer stems and realized there’s a problem. Per Canoecraft, the leading edge of the inner stems is supposed to have been beveled down to about 1/8” wide. When combined with a 1/4” thick strip on both sides this yields a mating surface of 5/8” to which the outer ...

I just put the finishing touches on the seventh row of strips on my Redbird and noticed a problem. It appears I screwed up both #5 forms a bit. Now that I’m stripping, I see the curve of the hull at this point is not fair. Held a scrap strip across the “dent” and measured. Looks like it’s 2-3 mm off...