The Bear Mountain Boat Shop

Little yellow cedar ellipses. Hardest part was finding the elliptical drill bit..

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Rick

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Talk to Rod Tait, of Orca Boats, I remember that he was involved in the construction of a lovely cedar strip car body a few years ago. As I remember it , it was yellow cedar with a stripe of red, very elegant, and
boat-tailed.

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Rick

Hi Alan I hold the keel in place using ratchet straps while the epoxy sets, but if the hull is already painted you'd have to sand that to glue the keel. I'm not worried about leaks into the boat, just into the cedar strips under the glass. I've bought my half-oval from the local welding supplier, it...

Good evening Alan I have built a few Cosine Wherries (number 8 under construction now) and I like to attach the keel with epoxy and then glass it over with strips of bias cut cloth. My theory is that I don't ever want to risk the integrity of the hull itself, and if I do need to replace the keel, I'...

I've used system three's WR-LPU in both gloss and satin on several boats. I've only used it over epoxy and glass, but it goes on with a foam roller, and I can put 5 coats on in a day(recoat every 2 hours) in the basement of my house. The only odor is the slightest hint of alcohol in the cross-linker...

Hi I've built several cosine wherries to take a small outboard, using glassed 3/4 inch cedar transoms with doublers of fir epoxied to strengthen and thicken the area for the motor mount. I think in a canoe style hull a quarter knee on the bottom inside of the transom and the two quarter knees at the...

I have two cosine wherries entering their fourth year as rental boats, stored outside and used by all types of groups. My experience has been that they are more vulnerable when they are being transferred or unattended at the dock than they are in service. Total damage is a stress crack along the bil...

Yes, that's how I do it. You want to be anchoring to a screw that is below the level of the strip, so that the strip is held in and down.

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Rick

Hi The fishing line is only 25 lb test, and is passing between the strips over the bead, so ends up pretty much undetectable once the hull is sanded and glassed. I use one piece of fishing line per strip, start at the bow (or stern) and wrap around and around until you reach the other end, then cut ...

Hi Martin My wife and I have paddled the Bowron lake chain several times, mostly in our Wee Lassie solo canoes. You can go to www.duckworksmagazine.com/03/r/outings/bowron/lakes.htm for a trip account, Or if you have any questions just e-mail me. If you are wiling to get your feet wet there should b...

Hi I use 20 lb test monofilament, from Canadian Tire, I like the flat reels rather than the bulk ones as they are easier to hold on to. If you have a problem with butterfingers, you can put an elastic band on the reel so that you don't have to chase to roll across the garage when you drop it... The ...

Just don't drop the roll :shocked

rick

Hi Roger, what are you building? I use the fishing line method for everything I build now, started with Wee lassie canoes and am currently making Cosine Wherries. It works well but there are a couple of tricks to keep everything aligned. I use wood screws to hold the first strip to the forms, as all...

Hi just place the next strips, they should be almost vertical at the top of the transom (and twist to horizontal in the middle). you will be gluing in a square edged center strip to a slot that you cut for it. I use a japanese saw, and finish the edge with a rabbet plane and a chisel at the ends. I ...

Hi Peter, I've just completed a couple of Cosine Wherries, and I continued stripping right to the keel. I let the strips run long over the centerline, one side at a time, cutting them back so I can fit a square edge strip to close. If you use a thicker center strip you have something to hold as you ...