The Bear Mountain Boat Shop

Just wondering if anyone has sucsessfuly bent 3/4 x7/8 one piece stems rather than glued laminations ? Haven't seen any thing mentioned about trying this .
roger

Rick , sorry I neglected to mention I'm building a 16 ft prospector and was kind of thinking the line would hold the planks in well at the cheeked area . Glen thanks for the photo , just curious as to your reason for stripping bead up , do you use this fishing line method ? Roger :smile

Thanks to everyone for all the great responses , not only on the fishing line method but also with the advice on using the search function with this terrific forum . I certainly need all the help I can get with both . The photos are worth a thousand words . Using this method of stripping I may have ...

Stencil could you post a picture of this dry wallers bar ,tell us were you got it ,and how you sharpen it,sounds interesting.
thanks Roger

I see while brousing the forum the fishing line method of planking mentioned but not really saying what it is . Did a couple of searches to try and find out what folks are talking about with no luck . I am sure someone can enlighten me with an explaination and its pros and cons. Thanks Roger Bebee :...

Thanks for your response and advice. contacted the supplier, explained the problem,they said ship it back and they will repace it,great service. I'll drive it down there just to be sure
thanks again
roger

HI all Just recieved my fiberglass cloth by puralator from one of the better known suppliers . It came rolled on a cardboard tube and in a heavy duty shipping tube,all looked good . Upon opening the tube I found a indentation in the cloth running around the roll similiar to the way a stripe runs aro...

Thanks Glen Both you and the fellow at noahs have set my mind at ease,went ahead and ordered the glass this morning as it is on sale this week :smile

thanks agian

roger

Hi all This is my first post on this or any forum site as well as kind of getting familiar with this whole computer/ internet thing so I hope I go by the rules/edicate correctly. I am in the preliminary stages of my first boat build , a 16ft prospecter , and have been reading this forum site with gr...