Thanks for all the advice. I am just getting started with the canoe, and was trying to think ahead if the positioning of the thwarts in the plans needed to be...
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bschless@...
bschless
May 27, 2009 8:16 pm
On my boat I decided to go whole hog and bought cane seats from a great place up in the Adirondacks. The seats are just beautiful, and the company hires...
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Peter
aolsmile42
May 27, 2009 1:32 pm
Hi there, If you're definately going to use seats then I think Beau's advise is on the money. However, I've personally found sitting directly on the floorbords...
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bschless@...
bschless
May 26, 2009 11:33 am
When I built my boat I followed the plans for seat placement. That was a mistake. I highly suggest you build the boat and temporarily place the seats once...
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greenleyw
May 25, 2009 8:10 pm
Hi, New to boat building and this group. Just purchased plans for a Snowshoe 14. In studying the plans I see a recommendation for the position of a solo seat....
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flyscott06
May 15, 2009 12:22 pm
... make sure the wood is clean,the plans call for application to wood....
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ted.harris@...
ted.harris...
May 14, 2009 7:16 pm
I'm ready to apply the heat n bond tape to my Snow Shoe 12. I masked off the keelson and outwales before I varnished. I thought I read that I should mask...
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kurtwoodham
May 14, 2009 6:46 pm
I posted a question a while back on the use of Hypalon (which, among other applications) is used for painting inflatable rafts. It's suggested by Ross Miller...
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pjacobs55
May 14, 2009 2:52 am
Kurt, Beautiful workmanship! I clean up hardened epoxy with judicious use of a heat gun. It turns runs and dribbles quite rubbery, and easy to scrape off....
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sanford count
sanfordcount
May 14, 2009 12:02 am
We applied 3 coats of epoxy with a small foam brush. Looks great. ... From: Ken Muldrew <kmuldrew@...> Subject: Re: [Airolite_Boats] dacron coating To:...
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Ken Muldrew
kmuldrew2
May 13, 2009 10:27 pm
... I used West System epoxy with graphite added on my Blivit 13 (you can see pictures in the Yahoo groups picture section). 3 coats, applied with a small foam...
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james_kingston
May 13, 2009 9:44 pm
... It certainly has been done: http://www.kayakforum.com/cgi-bin/Building/index.cgi/noframes/read/167458 But I believe it was done for toughness rather than...
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Scott Perkins
scottperkinsusa
May 13, 2009 9:28 pm
I think you have to have a flexible paint so you dont get cracks. Is Epoxy flexible ? I dont think so. Latex is. ? ?...
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bschless@...
bschless
May 13, 2009 9:08 pm
I think epoxy would be too brittle. I used spray polyeurethane (out of a can from the local hardware store). The only problem is you need a lot of cans! The...
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andrew426_250
May 13, 2009 8:58 pm
Hi all, Last year I went to see Bette and bought an Arrow 14. I asked her as many questions as I could think of, including waterproofing the fabric. I decided...
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bschless@...
bschless
May 12, 2009 10:19 pm
I've banged my boat around for 2 years, hauling it over rocks, mussel shoals, and gravel. They're indestructible. If you have 1/2" use it. It's no big deal....
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kurtwoodham
May 12, 2009 10:07 pm
... Out of my experience base here - but that usually doesn't stop me from expressing an opinion ;) I didn't have access to 3/8 ply - so I used 1/2". I...
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kurtwoodham
May 12, 2009 9:22 pm
Pulling together some picts of my slowly-progressing Explorer 14 - folder is "KPW - Snowshoe Explorer 14." Finished gluing in the last gunwale block and added...
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petroglyph@...
petroglyph...
May 4, 2009 12:47 pm
Thanks, Kurt. Here's another question: Studying the close-up photo kindly posted by Peter a week or so ago, it looks like his stem is thicker than the...
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William Crews
crewswilliam92
Apr 30, 2009 12:19 pm
Hey Ted, Thanks a bunch, I'm sure this will help. I'll let you know when we get there. Bill C ... From: ted.harris@... <ted.harris@...> Subject:...
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ted.harris@...
ted.harris...
Apr 30, 2009 1:40 am
In regards to wood in NC, I just found out about a lumber company in Mayodan, NC. I think it is around 2 hours west of Raleigh. You can checkout the web site...
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bschless@...
bschless
Apr 28, 2009 6:29 pm
There are excellent videos of how to do this on one of the two Aerolite videos...that is, the once from Platt and the one that was after market. Maybe someone...
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kurtwoodham
Apr 28, 2009 6:22 pm
Patrick, These guys helped me a lot last fall with the same question. What I did is get a Japanese hand saw (flat, very thin flexible steel blade) that you can...
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petroglyph@...
petroglyph...
Apr 28, 2009 12:40 am
Rectangle glue surface to diamond glue surface -- I've got it! Thanks very much, Peter. The photos are really helpful, too. Best wishes, Patrick...
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Peter
aolsmile42
Apr 27, 2009 11:12 pm
Hi Patrick, I agree that it's hard to explain. The stringers don't end up being an eigth of an inch thick. Let's start again. The ribs closest to the gunwale...
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petroglyph@...
petroglyph...
Apr 27, 2009 4:08 pm
So the stringers end up being 1/8" inch thick at the stems? That's not too thin, huh? And inside -- is a notch made for the ribs closest to the stems -- so...
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Peter
aolsmile42
Apr 27, 2009 1:02 pm
Hi Patrick, This has been discussed before and the go is to not twist ANY of the stringers. Take it from me - I've tried both. Platt says to just let them lie...
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petroglyph@...
petroglyph...
Apr 27, 2009 12:53 pm
Hi . . . new member here. I've started the Snowshoe 12 and have begun attaching the 3/8" square Sitka Spruce stringers. I've got the middle pair on (as well as...
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Beau & Chris Schless
bschless
Apr 26, 2009 10:13 pm
My wife and I goi out in our 10' rowboat all the time. It's a little heavy in the stern (she weights 125 and I 165). If you build the row boat make sure you...
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William Crews
crewswilliam92
Apr 26, 2009 5:57 pm
Brian, I can't help you in Philly. but I have the exact same request for Raleigh,NC after June15th. Perhaps we should add a search button on our Group page for...
