More canoe progress

[maxwellsmart007]

They run 5-7 grand up here...so 2500's a bargain!

[gomer]

Yes Max, I have seen some KITS that cost that much. Amazing what people will pay to float. I think if I was to sell one I would start out around 4 to 5 G's and go up from there depending on what they wanted. I would NEVER build a kit though. Too much like a model, I'm never fully satisfied unless I've done it all. I have even learned how to loft a boat so if I see one I want to build, I can make an exact duplicate from scratch.

[Gecko]

That is freaking awesome! I am sooo impressed by the work. Really sweet looking!

[gomer]

Thanks Gecko. Responses like yours make it all that much more worth it. Very rewarding project for sure. Got the inwales done today. Need more ash to do the outwales. Rockler here I come.

[dburkhart]

All i can say is wow!!!!!!!

[sawduster]

One of the things I've really noticed about this is the speed at which you work. I've seen tutorials on construction these on other forums and it seems folks take months to complete. At the speed you did this one, the profitability would be much greater than for some that don't seem to get er done near as fast.

Great job, and all I would disagree with on what you plan is the finish. I would be more tempted to go with a clearer finish rather than coloring the glass so that the wood would be more visible.

I believe that there is a special kind of glass cloth or maybe it is an additive to the epoxy which contains graphite that some folks use to the bottom to prolong the finish from scraping when portaging and such.

[maxwellsmart007]

yes, Jerry, but it's dark and obscures the beautiful wood!

Better to just be careful with it!

[deathwish]

Wow . . . around 60 lbs!?! That's about what my Old Town Camper weighs (16' Royalex). VERY doable if you need to portage solo at that weight. Can't wait to see it finished . . . and inspiring me to try it one day.

[boodrow]

LMAO , Gomer u is a true texas feller. My hat off to u my friend. U gotta get down here and meet me and Cody.
Boodrow

[gomer]

Jerry, My wife agrees with you about the color. I like the color too but I screwed up and didn't get the strip colors symmetrical,(see photo from bow) There is a large patch of light on one side and a large patch of dark on the other. Not that big of a deal, but it bothers me. The more I look @ it though the more I am getting used to it. By the time I get all the trim fitted for it and ready to glass I may just leave it as is. I wetted it out to raise the grain for the final sanding and, man it was Pretty. As I type I may have just changed my mind again. The dye does not hide the grain of the wood though. You apply it in 3 to 4 diluted coats or it will be WAY too dark. The above photo is a little darker than I would want. But I've always been a fan of darker wood. We'll see what happens. I may have just came up w/ a name for her, INDECISION How does that sound? I may use the graphite also, more indecision.

[gomer]

Jun 8, 2010 18:38:21 GMT -6 boodrow said:

LMAO , Gomer u is a true texas feller. My hat off to u my friend. U gotta get down here and meet me and Cody.
Boodrow

Never known anything but Texas, Boodrow. I will get there soon, hopefully. Ya'll are welcome here as well. I know ya'll make runs up here all the time. Stop in, I just might have a natty lite and a Corona on ice fer ya.

[sawduster]

I'd sure be interested in a step by step tutorial on making and installing the gunwales¹ With the compound bends and such, that ought to be interesting.

¹ Gunwales is an interesting word. From my reading it seems to have been the word used on that particular part of boats and ships even prior to our stealing gunpowder from the Chinese and coming up with cannons and other firearms. Of course that may be a convenience use by authors so as to avoid explanation of what it was called prior to "guns".