The Bear Mountain Boat Shop

A spindle molder is essentially a router on steroids, so I imagine anything you read in the forums pertaining to making strips will still apply ... you just need to take into account that you are using much bigger equipment. Not sure what you are referring to using 1/2" coves and beads ... for ...

Making progress on the build, got the inside glassed on Tuesday. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/d9MRpkhgpbsti1VygJ-6nz7UnfqX0kfu110yawP-Bxp3f4rRK_itSSuBzm6yv_4aiFZjuLAG17rO871OcN7iRVCWpmfjxK0_wmG-mA3nbHnkabGhP-5kY7iTVGr76JGxZcH9bnzj4SSGBkI88JbT2U-aOcIWDqS38i836Vha4-KPSa6OC3rGySmZmO_MxJQZpdH1sHkyq...

The way your picture shows is correct for the block and stem. Concerning what you said about the other stations, they flip sides after the centre. So all the ones on the same side of centre as the end you show are on the same side, after you move past the centre they flip to the other side. So when ...

Looking really good Jim, not too much farther and you will be in the water.


Brian

I prefer to just do the hull, no blending, no worries about different looks ... I am all about easy and good looking, lol ... with a roller it takes very little time to go over the hull. When you sand the finish coat go straight to 120 or 150 and just take the shine off (if you have a heavy sanding ...

You are at the sanding stage so you have to push ahead regardless, CanoeCraft says you will likely see the mesh pattern, but you need to be careful not to go to far, that at that point you are very close to the fiberglass. If any of those areas are mesh it will definitely show when you varnish .... ...

You mentioned you are moving the strongback, which is not great until you have a good start on stripping. I would also check that the strong back itself is still flat and level ... all of your measurements make that assumption, so I would also check that as well (especially if it has been moved). Ji...

Before you do anything, take a pic (or a few) of your setup and post it .... sometimes words convey what the person thinks, but a pic will give us a better idea of what you have going on.

Focus them on the ares that you think is an issue.


Brian

You cam always do a "nail test" on the varnish .... just pick a bit of an out-of-the -way place and press your finger nail into the varnish, if it doesn't leave a mark, you should be pretty safe to flip.


Brian

I always leave mine a few days, the varnish is dry, but it isn't very hard ... I always worry about wrecking all that work, by putting a new carpet pattern into it.


Brian

Just finished up doing the deck blanks for this build, snapped this pic for posting. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/VGobp34xdtzCrN70_K7BaO-vfOH138GSY8z7eKnHf0jdm7CzVjF4MjJW_EV2VWVXaX9MJ5_DxEzSKcg5H7oOHTLH-T4mO7M5wApPNoV8AKhyjTgOrTT-0nP5lTg9O3JxgJDY6kO7Ho2BrZEV0-4H7iPKLOWgfXTKvVUkF7qN8kUImjJ5nZOhl...

Finally moving on this project again, just completed the outer fiber glassing, turned out pretty well. I am pretty happy with the contrast of wood tones in general. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/JCyGgI5oTPxgSaW7Xba_YCbVAvaMHHdNzKczRzK-P8SmlaFl8cD2cCAMYgCmyUqpUSLHuj3P6MMvvbkJ1HJvr6_xFw5nicpqSfzfo...

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Brian

Glad it all went better, you won't regret the extra work ... going forward now you know they are better.

Keep enjoying your build, and keep us updated.


Brian

I am with you Dirk, it's a lot easier to epoxy them prior to installation. Once the epoxy cures, you can lightly sand the fitted edges (there will always be drips) and the top and bottom, making them ready to be epoxied in place and also ready for varnish. It's a small piece, i would likely sand aft...