I've been working with very light weight electric motor systems recently (I've built an electric recumbent bike and am part way through building an electric...
The Raven's not that hard. Can't be if I built one! Don't know about the Wren. If it was me, I'd go with the Raven (I did!) because it may take a little longer...
Thanks very much for that, Rich. To be honest I'm inclined towards the Raven more because it looks a bit nicer, anyway. There's virtually nothing to choose...
It took ages, but I didn't work very hard! Can't really give you an idea in terms of hours, sorry. The lofting and cutting were actually pretty quick and easy....
Thanks, Rich. I found the same when I built the yacht. The hull looked like a boat pretty quickly, then SWMBO kept wondering why it was another three years...
Hi all, sounds like your going to have fun this spring... the raven is beautiful in and out the water. Mine took two and a half weeks to build, pics on web...
... Jeremy, In the stitch and glue, you really don't want the tightest joint possible. A "sloppy" joint gives a place for the epoxy. If you want a smooth...
... Didn't do the Raven but did do the Wren. With two young boys helping, we had it in the water in two months of working mostly weekends and some evenings. I...
Thanks very much for the tips. I've never built a plywood boat before, so this should be interesting. Brilliant idea to get the kids involved, something...
The garage is organised, the plans have been studied, my wood arrived a couple of hours ago... I'm ready to start I'm still umming and ahhing on a couple of...
Hi Leigh, 1. I butt jointed with tape on mine. You can fair the edges of the tape away fairly easily. If you scarf I think you'll struggle to get the longer...
I don't know the prospector design, but if you do use the glass tape straps on a butt joint, you will need to use epoxy. In my opinion, the only possible place...
Thanks Phil, you're right - the scarf vs. butt debate ended pretty quickly when I started marking out the panels on the ply. I think I may be gravitating...
Hi Leigh, You do need to tape the inside seams as well as filleting, as you'll see some of the upper chines are pretty flat & so there isn't much scope for a...
hello chaps, i am looking for a design for a dragon boat for our club to enter the great river race for a bit of fun. we aint looking to come first or...
Posting again to hopefuly getting an answer.What regulations,if any,apply to portage along roads in the uk towing the canoe on wheels.I rule out any...
Hi Leigh I had many of the same questions when I built my first canoe 7 years ago. I found that the "Manual of Ply-epoxy Canoe Construction" by Paul Fisher...
hello there, i was wondering if i can use exterior 6mm ply instead of using 6 mm marine ply? we are building the stich and tape 40' dragon from the selway...
... Hi Martin, Never thought of this. Would this "towing" be by hand with wheels under canoe, or canoe towed by bicycle or other vehicle? If by hand, i.e. a...
Many thanks for the reply,i came across an article from the watertribe site in which a portage of 40 miles was expected in one of their challenges,anyone out...
Hello All: I've posted a photo of my nearly completed JC-10 to the Photo Album called, appropriately enough, JC-10. The boat is pretty much finished except for...
I built the hull of a beaver canoe/skiff 2 years ago, now I’m working on a rudder, leeboard, mast, gaff & boom but I have a couple of questions to ask. ...
They are there to protect the bottom and they will stiffen the bottom if flimsy ply is used. Regards, Paul ... From: tim.yates78 <tim.yates78@...> To:...
Thanks Paul I will be glassing the outside of this boat anyway for strength and durability so think i'll give the bilge board and keel a miss. I think the...
Hello to all- I am thinking of building a small multi-purpose boat and the SF motor canoes are interesting to me. I have been primarily considering the 15'...
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