It will be my first strip planked canoe. I have some experience in building two 30' traditional Dutch boats (boeier) in lapstrake and carvel. But that was some 30 years ago. Ever since I've been restauring old farms and I have a fully heated and equipped shop for making doors, windows, blinds, furniture at a leasurely pace.
I've done all the reading in Ted's book and looking at numerous videos, so I hope to have some idea of the job ahead.
I was wondering on a few points:
1. I'll follow Ted's advice to strip plank bead up. In order to speed up stapleless planking would it be feasible to use fast curing wood glue for the easy to fit strips? The glue I was looking at is Pattex Houtlijm Express D2 with a setting time of 4-15 minutes, using simple jigs and tape. 2. Has anyone installed floorboards in the Prospector? I was thinking of using the moulds as a mould to make three or five supports and fillet/glue these to the bottom with epoxy glue. I hate to see someone step through the bottom
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I hope you don't mind me coming back here for additional questions.
Thanks,
Frank