The Bear Mountain Boat Shop

Take what I have to say with a BIG grain of Salt, I went staple-less, and am quite happy with the results. There are a few areas where I had the Dickens of a time getting the strips to comply with my wishes, but I am married with two kids, so I am kind of used to that. :sad I will say that once I sm...

Yup, definitely needed to tip the surface with a brush. It picked up a lot of dust somehow, but that is a MUCH easier issue to deal with than the drips and voids.


Cheers,


Chris

looking Beautiful!!!!!!


Chris

Recoated the sanded 3rd coat yesterday, MUCH better results, I can deal with the odd bubble and dust particle. https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Qf6UXDCWeBU/U-jJph0HEgI/AAAAAAAAH5M/N7ATqAYZEhI/s800/2014-08-10_15-12-15_5.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2wjyNLv8wtU/U-jJmiUUwAI/AAAAAAAAH48/y4Ix...

Thinking about a full 4th coat using rollers, anything I need to know?


Chris

Here are some quick photos from this morning.. Missed spots; https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-_VcfHo_FjIY/U-IZRZ2_4rI/AAAAAAAAH4Y/1zxQUeDNVTs/s800/2014-08-06_06-34-09_431.jpg drips and visible weave; https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-AFTUGt7Vv3s/U-IZRVjZilI/AAAAAAAAH4U/35is2vgD6hk/s800/2014-08-06...

Unfortunately, no photos of the patches yet, still recovering from the all nighter. :sleepy The patches are in some areas just missed 3rd coat sections and other areas are where the impression of the weave is still noticable on the surface of the epoxy. I was brushing and squeegieing. I am less conc...

Looking very patchy.

Going to scrape the runs, then sand the whole surface.

Do I patch the bad spots, or recoat the whole canoe?

Chris

Glassed the beast last night, 12 hours start to finish. :sleepy https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-PHSOZCniL7A/U-IZPiB5WeI/AAAAAAAAH4A/IEhSZKLT6z8/s800/2014-08-04_10-23-32_101.jpg Not too happy with the end result, but I know from reading the forums, that it is salvageable. :crying Some pretty serio...

The are whatever was supplied with my keel from BMB... so I would assume the proper type.

Thanks again for the help.


Chris

Thanks Rod, The keel will taper on top of the outer stems, I was curious as to how to make the brass stem band flow onto the keel. I should probably end it at the end of the 16" taper (if possible). Should I wax the brass screws if I intend to keep them? In case I need to replace the keel at so...

I received my keel and notice that the supplied instructions are very different from those in Canoecraft. As opposed to shaping the keel to a 3/8" taper, the supplied instructions state to keep the keel at 1", and round off the corners. Another difference shows that the keel is installed a...

Good Morning everyone!!! A full weekend of filling gaps with thickened epoxy and sanding with 80 grit ROS, and we have.... https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Cht5Xm9l3Mc/U8-sKQLw3NI/AAAAAAAAH3s/uo4zo7CjOPI/s800/2014-07-22_22-46-34_117.jpg There is still some residual epoxy on the strips, but I am ho...

technically 3, I started tracing the forms and buying the wood after my youngest was born.... He's 3 and a half. I NEED to finish this this year.


Chris

My forms warped HORRIBLY, I wish I had gone with MDF instead of 1/2" ply.

I corrected the issue with crossbracing EVERY form, one reason I am still on this project after 2 years...



Chris