The Bear Mountain Boat Shop

That's a nice looking yak Dan. Talk about a mirror finish. Is that Mahogany?
Thanks for everyones responces
Ronmc1954

I was wondering what is the most popular finish us boatbuilders are using now. I have always used Z-Spar Flagship. Let me know what you use.

Thanks Gary and Scott, I did get the forms pulled today and got a sealer coat inside the hull. As I suspected, I got a lot of bubbles with the filler coat, hopefully it will cut down on air bubbles when I glass the hull. With any luck glass the inside of the hull tomorrow.
Thanks again
ROnmc1954

Thanks Lisa, It is a One Ocean Kayak; Expedition. This is my second one and I love the way it handles for a 18' kayak.
Ronmc1954

Hey Adam, I store my boats in an unheated space (indoors) and it gets 10F below here in Nebraska does not seem to hurt them at all. I do cover them with a tarp to keep the dirt off. I would not worry about it.
Sounds like your first trip went great.
Ron Mc1954

Hi everyone, I epoxied the coaming in last night and this morning I sanded and put on the last fill coat for the deck. Tomorrow I will sand the deck and TAKE OUT THE FORMS!!!!!! Then comes the inside. I am getting closer. You might notice I have 2 heaters going in the shop, its 50F out this morning....

Its been my eperiance that when using straight cedar flour it generally comes out darker than needed. But it is usually better to go a little darker when filling cracks because it is less noticable.
Ron Mc

Yes Doug, I am working on my second One Ocean Kayak design.
Ron Mc

Thanks Markham, I bought 2 yards and probably have a 2 foot piece left. But I did add an extra layer of carbon when I could have used fiberglass. You could probably do it with 1 yard, I will use the extra for deck re-enforcement strips inside the deck.
Ronmc1954

Thanks Glen, yes the riser will be visible but as with most coamings not very much of it will show. Your right about the cost I think it was $45 FOR A 50"X36" piece. I felt since I tested my abilities on the deck design the coaming seemed the thing todo.
Thanks again
Ron Mc1954

I finally tried making a coaming out of carbon fiber. Pretty nervous at first but I think it turned out ok. What do you all think. Its not epoxied to the coaming ring yet, so the inside has not been trimed to the inside of the deck http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b305/RonMc1954/kayak2050.jpg http:...

Your kayak is amazing!!! It is a real peice of artwork. You should be proud!
Ronmc1954

Definetly!!! a boat to be proud of Adam.
Ronmc1954

Hello fellow boat builders, I have finally got back in the shop after a cold winter. For those who may be new or don't remember my kayak project here is the link to the post I did last fall" http://www.bearmountainboats.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=2266&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=...

GlenD, I use a roller then dry brush on every coat except wet out and have no problems. It does seem I need 4 coats instead of 3. It does apply it thinner. What kind of roller are you using? I have been getting my rollers from the local True Value store they are a dense foam roller about 4 inches lo...