The Bear Mountain Boat Shop

Jeff,

Let me clarify, you used 2 I beams, screwed together side by side, giving you doublt with of the top of the I for your mounting surface?

so I take it the silent flooring comes in a U formation and you just need to cover the top opening?


Rod,

Awesome site! I was reading the tips section, love the hot glue idea. We'll be talking here soon enough! Like the strongback too.

this is the same strong back I made the first boat on. Needless to say I should have tossed it and started over. spent the past week trying to get things kosher again. I just plum give! There are 3 2x's laying on edge sandwhiched together. I found this strong back in a magazine called "the hand...

well have the strong back almost complete. Just a little bit more touch up work to do on the forms. Took Monday off so I'll be able to really get moving by the end of this week. (days off are tuesday and wed). Gonna try taking the stem forms down a bit to account for the stems themselves. I'll let y...

Hey Dave, Great seeing another Alaskan on here! I was told by a kayak guy, Nick Schade, to use the MDF in regards to using the GIl Patrick style wire nail way of securing. I want to get this boat stripped in less then 8 months but still like the idea of being able to fill the nail holes. He said the...

Ya that first boat was a bummer. Well more of a shocker :shock:

I already picked up the 1/2" mdf. I was thinking MDF was particle board, just a different grade?

Also got a bunch of copies of the plans. Hopefully I'll be cutting them out tonight...I can smell the cedar already 8)

Hey Gang, I've viewed but this is the first post. First of GREAT site. I've spent hours reading and searching through the archeives. Here's my dilema. I've built this boat once before, was about ready to glass it, my form leg broke and shattered my non glassed boat (round 1 DOH). I really want to ad...