The Bear Mountain Boat Shop

Testing some new "clamps" for gunnels

more sanding and filling on the outer hull to get it nice and smooth

gluing up some more laminate components... 3 ply, 1/4 maple laminate turns out to be super strong with a slight amount of spring under a lot of pressure

now that is getting interesting... can you elaborate on the "dish" idea though?

any other ideas for all wood portage yokes?

started shaping the laminated thwart

bulkhead components

laminated thwart experiment ... turned out quite strong and lightweight ... will be shaped more later

test laminating a thwart from maple strips

outer and inner gunnels glued up and hardened

I am sure they work very nice but big, black foam pads are not the look I am going for :-). The hela coils sound very interesting. Most of our paddling involves saltwater so we have to ensure all hardware is for marine use.

I started cutting strips to steam and laminate for seat parts. This canoe is a three seater. I am trying to figure out how to make the middle seat removable and interchangeable with a portage yoke. Maybe big bolts and wing nuts will work for that.

sanding the gunnels

laminating another outer gunnel

how much cord does it take for a seat?