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Hey Everyone, I've finished glassing both the inside and outside of the hull and am toying with the idea of installing bulkheads to cover the stems.. but, I am not sure how to install them. What keeps these bulkheads in place?, Do I install them before or after I install the inwales?, How do I keep ...

Hey all, Just finished glassing the hull of my canoe!! Looks pretty good I think. I am just wondering when it comes to trimming the glass at the stems, the book says to trim flush and then sand with 220. I'm just wondering if I am suppose to lay a strip of glass vertically along the stem?? as it sit...

Thanks Denis. I will do that tomorrow.

Hey everyone, I'm back looking for more answers. My outer stems are glued and shaped and everything looks really good, well except for a few minor areas. I have some small areas that need to be filled with fairing compound around where the stem meets the hull. My question is if I should be mixing sa...

Hey Grumple, I haven't started glassing yet, but when I started stripping mine my first strip was lined up with the shearline at the center station and continued that way until about station 4.5 where the shearline started curving. I guess what I'm saying is... are you sure you need to trim your she...

Thank you! Once again this forum has proved to be very helpful. Thanks for the quick responses to all my questions guys. I have some time this coming weekend and will be putting your advice to work and start making some progress on my canoe. Keep checking back as I will continue to post pictures and...

Alright guys, I would like to start by thanking everyone for their input so far.. it has really helped me get through some jams. Now to the questions haha. Ok. I have finally received my epoxy kit and fiberglass in the mail and am anxious to get these outer stems glued in place. As I said before my ...

Hey Pit Boss Mike, I had the same issue looking for clear WRC in my area (East central Alberta). I called about 15 Lumber yards in a 200km radius looking for some 16' WRC until one of the yards told me about a place that stocks it. My only suggestion is call around and actually talk to people and as...

Thanks for the input. It is a symmetrical boat the Hiawatha. I will cut shy of the line by about 1/2" and then glass and trim after glassing. I still need to work on mortising the outer stem... that is my next hurdle. Thanks for all the help so far. Everyone has been really helpful. More pictur...

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I have all of my strips on and Westsystem and fibreglass on order! I have been looking at the canoe for a few days hesitant to make the first cut haha. I need to cut at the shearline and don't want any major mess ups at this point.. I have made a template that uses a fair curve connection each stati...

Ya, I read that in canoecraft as well. I was just wondering if anyone has done it before with successful results. Its not that the miters are horrible or anything, just if i could cover them it would be better. I think i will just flush the outer stem with the inner stem and call it a project. There...