Built a bunch of boats with it and no problems. Ron
One of my other hobbies is archery , I have built long bows Indian flat bows and regular fiberglass backed recurves.. Maybe this will be a good...
When you run onto a rock or something, the hull gets forced inwards. Its the tensile strength of the OUTER layers that holds the hull stiff. The...
We agree on a lot of this. I have a saying that most folks dont realize is important to small boat building. LOCATION SENSITIVE Here is a...
I dont want to start a heated discussion here but I will stand by the statements I made "You dont reach maximum strength till the weave is filled...
oh forgot this, I never sand between coats of epoxy unless it is over 72 hours between coats. The sanding dust gets in the weave and is hard to...
on a boat that size 1 1/2 gallons of epoxy should do it ,that is for me now a new builder it may be different. You are putting a lot of time and...
I gallon of water weighs 8.35 lbs so that is what iit will float Ron I know atmosferic presure will very this a minute amount
I am going to run my jaws here a little bit. Dang we are building a boat not a space ship Lol I have built 15 s and g yaks and canoes and use...
I build my hulls upside down for a couple reasons,it doesnt take a strong back or long table,just two saw horses leveled side to side,it is much...
Well so far they have stood up and are working well. Ron
First let me say I appreciate all the comments and criticizem on these oars. I have learned a lot building them and had fun doing it, also did...
I put cloth and epoxy on the blades and 6 inches up the shaft. then wrapped the wear points with rope and made stops for oar locks and installed...
Fillets run on paddle blade. [IMG] a lot of sanding and then a precoat of epoxy. [IMG] There starting to look like some thing now and still...
Thanks Hoyt that is a good read. Ron
