The Bear Mountain Boat Shop

Hi Guys, Looking for any comments or thoughts from anyone who has built this boat. I purchased plans for it last year, so might start this winter. Just wondering how the canoe handles with a motor mounted on the transom, if there is any squatting at all etc etc. I see on the Bear Mountain Facebook p...

Hey Guys,

Just wondering if anyone has come across some good paddleboard plans. Maybe something Ted/Steve are contemplating? The missus has been asking...

Thanks,

Moonman.

Thanks ccf, the info is much appreaciated!

Moonman.

Yes, I'd agree with BearleeAlive on making sure the low spots are indeed a significant issue first ( which of course you may have already done!). Also use a long fairing board for best results.

Moonman.

Hi Bob, Best approach in my opinion would be to continue sanding the entire hull, then put on a a full coat of epoxy. There should be no additives in the epoxy, just the correct amounts of resin and hardner. I think this would enable you to to get a better seamless edge for the low spots with the su...

Hey thanks for the reply CFF. Speaking of the transom, just from the many pics I've seen it appears to me to be a bit low/shallow. How much freeboard do you have back there with a small motor? I think the centre depth is 16" but it looks to be about 12" back at the transom, so I've been th...

The 13' strongback will be fine.

Moonman.

Has ayone built a stretched Rice Lake Skiff? Thinking maybe by 10% or so to make about 15'.

Thanks,

Moonman.

Hi cruiser, Welcome to the forum. Just to build on what Glenn mentioned, it appears to me that you are confusing the woods. Both northern white cedar and western red cedars are in the same genus - thuja. There is also a wood referred to eastern red cedar that indeed is actually part of the juniper f...

Hi Andy, Canoecraft has a complete overview of this, but it can be somewhat tricky to imagine it. What you want to do is cut the mortice out of the planks so that the inner stem is then exposed. You must be very careful not to cut too far back past the end of the inner stem (towards the middle of th...

Hey Snowman,

I've bought system 3 products at both Noahs and Plastic World in Toronto....

Moonman.

Good luck on the project. I think you will find the 15 foot length actually perfect for your needs.

With apologies to Starkist, I'm going to say sorry Charley, can't help you with sources there, but if you want to order you can try Newfound Boatworks. If you are scarfing planks, I have found many clear 8ft cedar planks at Home depot overt the years, mixed in with the knotty stuff, might be worth a...

Hi John, Canoe design has the same thing (typically called length to width ratio) and if you are into airplane design I'm sure you'll be way ahead of most of us. In particular check into block coefficient and prismatic coefficient. If interested, check out John Winters' 'Shape of the canoe'. You can...

Hi John, Sounds like an interesting program, great idea and way to compare and change sizes. As regards to solo depth, 11 would probably work but it depends on intended usage for the boat. Tripping or just cruising around the cottage. I think sea worthiness is often overlooked by a lot of canoeists....