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Stuart, I'd give rawhide lacing serious consideration. Check this site out, just about everything you'll need to do it. :thinking There is a past forum discussion: "Rawhide", Posted on May 20, 2005. It's worth reading http://www.wcha.org/wcj//wc_v19_n6/rawhide.html For materials, look at t...

Rod, I found this company, Roton (Googled "Acme Screws") They make Acme Screws and Nuts. Their catalog listed 3/8" and larger nuts, steel RH & LH and different thicknesses. Look here to get to their catalog listing. http://www.roton.com/web/acme.steel_nuts.jsp Good Luck, phil w.

I'd suggest you look on the Web for Applied Industrial Technologies (www.applied.com) They are one of the largest industrial supply companies in the States. They sell everything for Machine Tool Builders, Commercial Businesses and and other related users of equipment. In my career as a machine desig...

Artic, I just finished epoxying the outside and inside of my 16 ft. Peterborough using the West System. I am satisfiedwith the result. It has flaws, but you'll have to know what your looking for to see them. To reinforce what Glen stated above, the West System 105/207 is really worth the extra money...

This is what is GREAT about this Forum!!! Lot's of help! I think I have the answer I was looking for, I wanted to add the second layer of cloth but wasn't too sure how to go about it without making a big mess of it. :smile Well I am going to do it! I appreciate everyone's opinions and experiences, T...

I had planned on adding a second layer (football shaped) to the bottom of my 16 Peterborough, had it cut and in-place (under the main sheet) and the morning of applying the epoxy to it I talked myself out of adding it and removed it. :confused Being a first timer I got cold feet about the two layers...

On Friday 26 Aug 2005, I entered into my Logbook, "Finished Epoxying the Outside of the Hull". I've been dreading ths eversince I've started the stripping last Spring. I've read many postings in this Forum, Read Ted Moores, Canoecraft two- three times, his article on the Epoxyworks Web sit...

I am in the same position as Mr. James just starting to trim the stems. Does the epoxy bonded stem require screws also, assuming you can clamp & hold it in position. I am working to a 7/16" wide pencil line and was planning to screw it there after the epoxy/glass is finished. Should we take...

If you have or can beg, borrow or steal one the of the older battery powered "Dustbuster Vacuum Cleaners" they work well enough to vacuum up the sanding dust left on the hull using a sanding board or ROS. Worked for me! I just kept emptying it into a clean coffee can. :eyebrows Might be ab...

My real concern is the vibration and it's affect on wearing off the varnish over time. I suppose if you tighten the straps or cords securing the canoe to the foam it should be sufficient to minimize the wear. Thanks for your input, it sure is nice to have this forum to "lean on" for help. ...

I've been worrying lately how to transport my stripper when I finish it. I have less than 10 pcs to finish to the bottom, then begin the fairing, glassing, etc. Getting excited! :smile Anyhow, what kind of carrier surface can you subject the canoe to. Are those foam blocks you see in sporting goods ...

Awesome Job! I gives me re-newed incentive to keep strippin'. I just hope my 16' Peterborough can look anywhere near like yours. Congratulations! Please share some pics "on-the -water" soon.

Phil Westendorf
Saginaw, MI

I am building the 16' Peterborough from the same plans. The Canoecraft plans show a baseline which is outside the canoe (in the water, so to speak). The water line is 4.00 above that line. I ignored the waterline line in making the templates and mold plates. I labeled the baseline 0.00" on the ...

I was thinking of using Brass Threaded inserts (available from LeeValley & Veritas Hardware Catalog) in the Gunwales (WhiteAsh) to anchor a bracket similar to the one shown above (re: mtpocket's picture). :thinking They would be inserted from the bottom side so when the bolt used to secure the m...

Hey guys thanks for the ideas! Dean; BTW, I didn't take into account the bead and cove when figuring the height of the strips, so I guess I'll just eat it and keep going. If the bead side is hidden the 1/8" as you stated I may re-saw it to make the other side 1/8" short too. Kinda like try...