The Bear Mountain Boat Shop

Thanks for all the comments and tips. Really great! I will add a second layer on the outside. Best way to do this would be to sand the whole outer hull as Greg suggests? Then add the extra layer (football size) and epoxe the whole hull to the gunnels? Not so sure about the inside… Doesn’t the extra ...

Hello All, I finished building my Ranger Canoe a couple of years ago. It was my first time building a canoe and was very pleased with the result. It turned out great and paddles like a dream. I chose to use only one layer of 6oz fibreglass all around, except for some bias strips at the stems. Now I’...

Hi all I finished my Ranger a year ago and got the undeniable itch to maybe -just maybe- built my second canoe. Not sure about the model though. I ended up on this thread and see that I’m not the only one who can’t seem to get canoe building out of his system ;-) Considering the Freedom 15 by the wa...

That would be very unfortunate indeed... I used lashing straps (is that a correct term?) used for car racks. Hopefully the rodents don’t like it. When the temperature allows it, I’ll take it down and place the bias strips. After placing these, would one coat of epoxy covering the whole outer hull be...

Thx again, I took your advice to heart. I just hung the canoe on the ceiling of my garage. This canoe has some stories to tell even before it has seen a drop of water ;-)

Thanks Brian, for your quick reply. The link is very helpful. As I understand it, the fact that the last (fourth) epoxy coat has fully cured doesn’t matter? Just a matter of sanding it rough enough to receive te bias strip as shown on your photo’s? The feathering out part is not something I’ve done ...

Hi everybody, I’m building a ranger canoe with my dad and we’ve just finished a fourth coat of epoxy (cured) on the outer hull. Aside from some issues with runs and a crease here and there I’m reasonably ok with the result. I cut a way the glass at the stems and sanded it down so that there is still...