The Bear Mountain Boat Shop

Jerrett,

Many thanks, this is what I needed.

Dale

Knute,

Nice work. I really like the same color of strips on the canoe and the contrasting mesquite deck. The mesquite, pecan, coyote & arevery southwestern. Is this just coincidence or do you have a SW connection?

Thanks for the info, but those two sources DON'T have the 4L pot size (2L is the max) in the kits and I need up to that size in a kit, stainless steel, non-stick.

Glen,

I can see 2 obvious joints, but I can't make out the upper left one.
-Dale

Jim, I think 10' strips would long enough on a 17' boat, but 12' would work too and give you some flexibility in joint placement. I made a jig for my table saw and scarfed joints on a 8:1 cut. I used titebond to glue the pieces and held them in place with 2" binder clamps (another builder's ide...

I'm looking for stainless steel cookset with pots up to 4liters. I do not want non-stick.
Any ideas?

I've had good luck finding WRC at Home Depot and Menards. I live in Lincoln, NE.. I've had to sort through lots of boards to find clear wood, however. If you can resaw and thickness plane, don't overlook the 1 1/4" decking material. I was able to slice off 1/4" from the face and then plane...

Mark, I built a Redbird with cherry inwales; the curve is severe on this design too. I also tapered the inwale to 3/8" thick at the stem. Additionally, the inwales were two 3/8"thick pieces as I scuppered the inwales - I found that using Gorilla glue, I could glue, then steam and bend the ...

Farmpunk,

Thanks for the mearsurements. Thats what I needed.

I finished a Redbird last year and am starting the Ranger. I lofted the forms from Canoecraft today and will cut them out soon. I didn't see the measurements of seat locations in the book. Would you be willing to look at your plans and give me the locations? Good info on the increase in mold height....

My brother-in-law and I built and Redbird last year (my first canoe and first experience with fiberglassing) and I am currently working on a kayak. I precoated these projects. By sealing the wood, it was just one less thing I had to worry about and one less worry was a blessingl. As I gain experienc...

Mark, I have used both. I am assuming that you are fiberglassing when you say epoxy. The first two coats of epoxy I brush on then squeegie off. The third (and fourth coat if I have to do this) I prefer to put on with a roller then brush out to even the epoxy. Epoxy application is much faster this wa...

Has anyone built one of the model kits Bear Mountain sells? I was thinking about the Prospector as a winter project and wanted to know what I was getting into.

I'd like to follow up on this question. I have used all three methods - I don't like to use #1 as well as #2. I see more of the weave when I use #2 compared to #3 (but this comes with a weight cost). I think this might be that the epoxy did not fill all of the weave with two glass layers are filled ...

I don't think putting a varnish coat on the hull while the boat is on the form is standard procedure; that doesn't mean that it can't be done, however. I do not think it would afford more physical protection than epoxy, and one would have to put 4 coats on for maximum UV protection if that was the c...