The Bear Mountain Boat Shop

Currently One Wee Lassie II http://www.myrabo.com/k-canoe/weelassie/images/wl072206done.JPG One Moran-style Kevlar (I've made four, so far) http://www.myrabo.com/k-canoe/kevlarII/images/090706done3.JPG In the past - two redwood strippers (May, 1967 Popular Science style) http://www.myrabo.com/vacati...

I think this might be the problem :frightened http://www.nervik.com/webgalleries/Verdal_galleri/images/GranfossenColseUp.jpg My grandfather (mother's side) emigrated from Trondheim (Trondhjem, then). My paternal grandfather emigrated from Åndalsnes (Myrabø). I was in Trondheim with my mother, sister...

I once worked at a factory that assembled seasonal wreaths. We had a ring stapler, that would allow you to staple the bough to a metal backbone. You had to insert one ring at a time, and manually (by hand) close the grips to capture the stem to the ring. We then got an upgrade to a pneumatic stapler...

My wife graciously caned the stern seat, and is working on the bow seat: http://www.myrabo.com/k-canoe/kevlarII/images/090606seat1.JPG http://www.myrabo.com/k-canoe/kevlarII/images/090606seat3.JPG Couldn't ask for a better friend! Also started shaping the yoke (I have a microplane blade in the hacks...

Jim - We used the 2:1 extra slow hardener with the 635 low viscosity epoxy from US Composites (advertised as non-blushing). I was initially skeptical, but the price is almost 1/2 of West Systems. It's turned out to be very easy to work with (very forgiving, timewise). Pot life is advertised as 35-40...

Yesterday we applied the finish coat http://www.myrabo.com/k-canoe/kevlarII/10-seats-finish.htm and worked on the seat fromes. We sanded the rough edges off the ribs today, and re-epoxied the sanded spots. Also worked on the seat frames. Applied tung oil to the frames in preparation for drilling tom...

I really like hanging it from the ceiling, mostly because I can easily change the height I'm working at (and it's true - there's nothing to trip over). Obviously, it swings a bit, but I think the other advantages outweigh the swinging. The floatation chamber is made from a piece of polystyrene (yell...

Gunwales, ribs and floatation are in - working on seats and yokes tomorrow: http://www.myrabo.com/k-canoe/kevlarII/images/090306gunwales2.JPG http://www.myrabo.com/k-canoe/kevlarII/images/090306ribs4.JPG Latest updates at: Gunwales - http://www.myrabo.com/k-canoe/kevlarII/8-gunwales.htm Ribs & f...

Skunk river, at flood stage (I had a lot fewer brains then!). Very nearly lost it, and gained a great respect for fast moving water.

I never had a desire to try Lake Luverne - too much stuff floating in it.

Let's see - memory says Boone = birthplace of Mamie Eisenhower, west of Ames, where I graduated from Iowa State, lo' these many years ago.

Hey - I've been there! I built my first cedar stripper in Ames one summer - May, 1967 copy of Popular Science!

I ordered these from http://www.shop.com. They worked fine for my Wee Lassie. http://altura.speedera.net/ccimg.catalogcity.com/210000/212400/212464/products/5909701.jpg http://www.myrabo.com/k-canoe/weelassie/images/wl721router.jpg http://www.myrabo.com/k-canoe/weelassie/images/wl072206done.JPG

Even if we get the wrinkles out (on an outside application), I see no way to remove air bubbles. Anyone have experience with release films in this type of application? I got some more shrink wrap film for the second hull; I'd like to improve on the application to the mold. More testing today - it's ...

I thought about that, but you have to heat it up to shrink it, which accelerates the epoxy curing. You also have to find a place to attach the shrink wrap to, which is probably a bigger obstacle. Maybe bungee cords fastened with duct tape underneath? I might try that on a test layup to see what the ...

Off the form today! Update at http://www.myrabo.com/k-canoe/kevlarII/off_the_form.htm, but here's a few pics: Shrink wrap worked great! This is a shot down the inside (ends not closed yet). http://www.myrabo.com/k-canoe/kevlarII/images/080806shine.JPG Really hard to take a picture of it: http://www....

See http://www.myrabo.com/k-canoe/kevlarII/ ... t_ribs.htm for latest info on this project. Here's a few pics:


!/2 of fill coat on


Cutting ribs (curved part).