... Hi, Sorry your posts have only just been added, to moderate this site effectively all first posts from new members have to be approved by the moderators...
Hi yet again Fletcher. Would you please tell me what thickness and type of ply you used for your canoe.I'm thinking of 4mm for the hull and 12mm for the...
Hey Fletcher, what a great looking boat. Glad to read your posts and that it handles so well. I would appreciate any tips, if you have the time, as I am going...
Hey guys, just looked in the photo's section and found pic's of a 15 foot motor canoe. Very nice too. Mine will be just like that, I HOPE. Regards K...
Hi Keith, This group is an off shoot of the main SFD Builders so there are not as many members and some still post to the main group by preference. As you know...
Hi Katie, no worries I understand,spammers are or can be a real problem, it was just that I looked at the dates of the posts and wondered if the site was still...
Hi thanks for the reply. I understand about spammers, they're really infuriating, so no worries about moderating. I saw that there had been no posts for a...
Hi again, Keith, If I'd actually completed my boat I'd feel more competent to give you solid answers. I've been wracking my brains for a more straightforward...
Keith, I used marine ply but the cheap foreign ply not the expensive stuff. I have used exterior ply from B&Q before with excellent results, you just need to...
A big thank you to bith tony and fletcher for your help I really appreciate it. This is my first wooden build and I do have a few concerns. A few less thanks...
You're welcome, Once your panels are cut out and stitched together - when you have something that looks like a boat - you'll get such a buzz that it makes all...
I have a Honda 2.3hp which is more than adequate. While up at Loch Long this month I had the opportunity to try a Yamaha 4hp motor belonging to one of the...
Thanks yet again Fletcher, you must have read my mind as I was thinking about an electric motor for use on the river Dart in Devon. I won't go that way now and...
Just a note that I've added one new photo to the album called "JC-10" showing new work that includes tank fronts and deck stringers. Also, looking at the...
Hi all just like to say love the design, plans very easy to read and attempting my first build, wanted to do one for more than 20 years but never got round to...
Hi all, just a quick question. Building my first canoe, am on my 3rd 5ltr tin of resin and its touch and go if i have enough as im finishing with pigment...
Hi Steve That seems an awfull lot of resin. When you use the word 'resin' I am assuming epoxy on wood, but maybe you are making an entirely fibreglass canoe...
Hi Roger I think the big question is more how the boat will be stored. Upturned in the outdoors is hard on plywood/taped boats, and a fully glassed hull will...
Hello Ray: Thanks for your thoughts. I agree with you (especially your point about storage, which I hadn't considered).. In the end, I decided to 'glass the...
Well thats it all finished, 2.5 weeks of graft and now ready for a serious head wetting he he, I'm very pleased with Tipsy, she has been a joy to build. But...
Well done Steve, and thanks for the photos It was easy to spot why you went through the epoxy in such a big way. In the close up of the scarf joint you can...
Cheers Ray, im very happy with the finished boat, I did have a few problems using epoxy as i never done it before, very messy stuff which made me rush a bit at...
Ray, You might want to hear my experience of building my Lynx 14 (www.millibee.com). Its a pocket cruiser but the decision to glass fibre the hull has the same...
Dear All, We have stopped the canoesandskiffs site and replaced it with www.makeacanoe.com which has alot more info on the individual canoes and many more...
Evening, Just wanted to let everyone know SFD has launched a new site for their canoe section of the business its at www.makeacanoe.com It is devoted to all...
Dear All, Ray has just pointed out to me that the link to Albatross Boats on the Makeacanoe Useful Links page now takes you to a portal dealing mainly in...
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