I wanted to work with foam. It is easier, shapes better, and what I used is cheaper than wood. Any wood other than 1/4 marine ply is special order...
Ill let you all know... Thanks
http://building.dow.com/na/en/products/insulation/highload60.htm This is the material I am using. It seems to be rated at 60 lbs per sq/inch...
I was told it supports 60 lb/inch. Compared to HDepots foam of 25-45 lb/inch. I can pinch the foam from the Depot and dig my thumb into it. The...
I would like to experiment with vac bagging on a small canoe deck. With the deck on the mold(which is on saw horses) I plan to lay the cloth and...
I have some foam board that is 60 lbs/ft. As dense as I can get from my building supplier. Home Depot is around 25-45 I am told. What might the...
Thanks for the link, that was what I was thinking. I don't have that king of room for rigging though. Oh well.
I looked him up but just saw the Catamaran. I'd like to see the link if you have it handy. Thanks
I am midway through building a sailing canoe. The plans are calling for a 10 1/2 ft mast and a 50 sq/ft gaff rigged sail. I am free to mess around...
About the wood? I haven't checked on price, but why use wood at all? Woudnt foam be the best? I have what I have now but I am going to add strips...
Good timing,,,,I was just about to start. I am not sure what material I have. It is looks like strait vertice and horizontal weeves about a 1/16"...
nope, just used marine plywood. 5 ply. some kind of fir. It was a bit heavy, I thought. I wont do it twice. I thought the point of epoxy and cloth...
I used 1/4 for the hull, didn't know better and it was all i could get. Could I have built this in any plywood? Seeing that it is sealed. I was...
Its woven cloth and the hull is a canoe. razor knife it is.
The boat is plywood, I used 1/4 " marine grade fir. It was not Ideal, It was all that was around. I would do it differently. If by tortured you...
I have a conoe hull and I am ready to put the carbon matting on it. 1 will it cover slight imperfections in the hull? ie slightly aggressive...
Its all witchcraft................
Little more clear. The bottom, I think shows the deck three inches above the hull at section 7.
Looking at this plan how would one make a mold for the deck without turning the boat hull over? Or is that part of the project? Am I supposed to...
I have a set of plans for a decked canoe. I am trying to build the mold for the deck. I measure from the sections to their respective baselines...