The Bear Mountain Boat Shop

Nice canoe, well done. I good choice for the area I think. I'm not sure exactly where you're located, but the rockies and semi-arid grassland are pretty distinctive. I"m hoping to have a paddle just north of you this summer, with a bit of luck and good timing.

cheers

I have the outside pretty much sanded now. One quadrant of the boat had decent epoxy runs. Getting rid of the runs wasn't a big deal, but there wasn't much epoxy coverage as a result. That's ok, prior to varnishing I will be putting on one or two very thin coats of epoxy and sanding with 180grit. I ...

FWIW, I have plots for the redbird, freedom and bobs special. I'm not sure there is much effort to be saved by going the cnc route though, I suppose a little bit if you're efficient in kicking out nc code.

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I'm getting a bit of work on the Freedom again, my arm is getting better. I've almost finished sanding the outside of the hull.

Here is the hull 1/2 sanded:

Sure, I would build one outside. I'm pretty sure that's how canoe building started!

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If I remember correctly, Steve Killing did not think the performance would change much between 15' and 16'.

There is a significant trade-off between the Freedom 15 (or 16) and the Freedom 17. The F17 will definitely be faster as well as being a bit less stable.

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I'm building a Freedom 16. I spoke to Steve Killing over the phone prior to starting, it was actually his suggestion. I used forms 1 and 15. I added just over 2cm between each form. I did not reshape forms 1 and 15, although Steve said on the phone that I might have to. I didn't have any problems wi...

I'm 1/2 way through building my first stripper and I used hot glue almost exclusively. The links in my signature will show some details from my experience so far. I haven't flipped the boat yet so I can't yet comment on cleaning up the hot glue.

The glue-up worked very well. There was only about 1/16" springback, so far so good!





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hi Snowman,

In 18hrs I'll know how much springback there is. I'm betting on 1/8" of inch after the glue dries.

cheers

Hi, I've now had a chance to return to some boat building stuff after a long absense and decided to work on my bent shaft canoe paddles. Yesterday I set up my bending form, steamed my strips, and clamped them in the bent position. I anticipated a bit of rebound after clamping, but the strips actuall...

Hi,
No, I definitely not through the cloth. It's such a pain and time consuming, especially when the immediately adjacent areas still need some sanding. But you're probably correct in that it would be faster than applying a patch.
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Hi,

I just thought I'd check again and see if anyone has any special tips or suggestions.

thanks

when I glassed the hull a few weeks ago I had a bit of float in a couple of places. It surprised me as everything looked good after the squeegee. I didn't have the glass completely flat prior to wetting out with epoxy, as I thought the epoxy would help the glass hold to the hull. I'm using 2 layers ...

Here's my latest update. I haven't worked on the canoe for a while, and won't be working on it for maybe a couple of months. Two weeks I ago participated in The Battle of Sluggo And The Scooter vs. The Van. The Van won, so I'm licking my wounds (ie recovering). I managed to glass the outside with 2 ...