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by sluggo
Mon Sep 18, 2006 10:09 am
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: How Succesful was you lightweight attempt?
Replies: 29
Views: 11057

Fair enough. I used epoxy and wood flour for the outside "stems" of the kayak I built and I agree that it is a good method to use.

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by sluggo
Sun Sep 17, 2006 6:19 pm
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: How Succesful was you lightweight attempt?
Replies: 29
Views: 11057

I have one comment I have about the article on Bryan's website. The author suggests using epoxy and wood flour in place of outside stems, but I wonder if epoxy is actually any lighter than hardwood?
by sluggo
Fri Sep 15, 2006 11:15 am
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: inexpensive and easy to find hardwood in Vancouver (PNW)?
Replies: 8
Views: 3147

inexpensive and easy to find hardwood in Vancouver (PNW)?

I'm trying to get a handle on project costs for a 17' Freedom, and it looks like a significant amount may be spent on hardwood for the stems, gunwales, thwarts, etc. What hardwoods should I consider, given that I live in Vancouver BC? I haven't looked too hard, but so far my search has led me to PJ ...
by sluggo
Wed Sep 13, 2006 12:51 pm
Forum: Builders' Forum
Topic: help with Freedom offsets
Replies: 5
Views: 2102

help with Freedom offsets

Hello, I took the offsets from CanoeCraft and put them into my CAD program. I then drew a spline through the points. Stations 7, 8, and 9 each ended up with a couple of areas where the form outline looks a bit odd to me. I've saved the outlines as pdf files which you can download if you're intereste...