The Bear Mountain Boat Shop

:confused Having been plagued by this problem all night I took a look at the issue this morning to find that the bearing on my round over bit is too big to fit between the in whale and side of the boat, so I guess I am using a file and sand paper. I hate it when I don’t look before I leap! Thanks to...

Hi all Quick question on rounding the edge of my scuppers. I have both out and in whales mounted glued and screwed in place, I scuppered the in whales prior to fitting but did not round over the edges. I have thought of using a 1/8 round over bit in the router is this advisable or should I work by h...

Thanks Guys

I will leave the brass & I have interlux schooner varnish so will just slosh it on and not bother with the tongue oil.

Thanks again.

Ed

Good morning all knowing list! First question is on screws, Brass or Bronze? I have used Brass screws to attach my inwhales fully intending to replace them with Bronze before fitting the outwhales, however a couple of problems have raised there heads problem one some of the Brass screws will not com...

I was going to make up a thinned solution of varnish and fill the hole and let it drain three or four times would this method not work?

Ed

Hi ALL If your concidering Algonquin I have a recomendation for a great B & B located in Mattawa, Algonquin is just south of Mattawa about five miles or less. Donna & Bob Woods run a B & B called the Castlewood Inn that is a true home from home and resonable price. The locals call the Ca...

Hi all FYI While sitting having a drink in a bar in Louisville KTY I met an interesting guy who is the owner of a lumber company dealing mainly in veneer, as we talked I explained I was building a cedar strip canoe, he has a bunch of Grade "A" 1/8" cedar 6" x 7-8' he is located i...

Hi All How about some help with deck design, : I was thinking could some of you take some close up pics of your prized decks? I have a couple of ideas including inlays etc anyone done this if so what sort of thing looks good? I was thinking a maple leaf and some native american design. I have birds ...

Doug

Yes that is what I have done and it apears to be working OK, this was a messy job and boy I thought I was going to have to start over with new seat frames.

Never the less alls well that ends well and I now have my seats.

Thanks for your help.

Ed

I bought my seat material from Rockler with 1/4" read beading.
I routed a groove 1/4" by 1/4" deep and the bead doe's not want to grip when pushed into the groove.
What am I doing wrong?


I posted this is the wrong place first time
Ed

What is japan drier?

:eyebrows Hia all I glassed the inside of my Ranger yesterday and it turned out great found it easier than the outside guess experiance helped. One thing I did against the advise of the gruop was to use a "bubble roller" 5inch long with little 1/2" or so grooves in it, I had a problem...

Hey Todd thanks so much I feel so much better about my slight miss hap and now look forward to the finnish stage of my boat.

Thanks again Ed

I would be very interested how this works out I think I have the same issue, I cannot say I can see the glass but what I see is what looks like a shadow of the glass as a white hatch mark, I assume this i sthe glass. Please let me know how you overcome this problem and indeed if you do or not! I was...

After sanding with the 80 grit and wetting out, is it better to sand the 120 grit stage by hand or with the ROS?
:rolling eyes

Ed