Recent content by BillC

Hey Jim, This old girl sat out for many years neglected and abandoned. I figure she is good for three coats. The first was thin and sanded down. The second was today and looks great- no orange peel that I can see and high gloss. Today was a beautiful day-good drying. Of course most folks would...

So today, Sunday August 11, I got my second coat on using Epfanes whose instructions read like they are for the lacky at J. Pierpont Morgan's boat house. They want you to cut it 50% on first coat, and cut on down as you lay on other coats with 24 hours in between. They want 4 plus coats. I...

Thank You Alan. I think I have it. I'll let you know if the rollers mentioned above leave a flat surface without tipping.

Gamma 1214, So orange peel is when your next coat of varnish readily peels off as you last coat was too slick and you didn't sand to rough it up between coats? Or am I out to lunch?

So maybe our standards are close. I just got the 4.5 inch roller with wool and poly rollers-that are suppose to not leave residue. and lay varnish out flat without tipping. So, I'll lightly sand with 220 or 320 by hand over that first coat (where I had a few daylights), wipe with my fake tack...

These are the pictures as promised.

You are correct Sir. However, most oof those oars weigh a ton and are heavily built-very thick blades. This canoe needs feather light oars likely 7 foot long. Hard to fnd and expensive the ones I've seen.

Hey Memaquay, It is an Adirondack or Maine Guide canoe. I do not know how to tell them apart if there is a true difference. The canoe had no stamps, numbers, or labels on it. Although, I think the guy who originally owned it, bought or built one just like it. I haven't seen the new one on the...

Hey Gamma 1214, How did it go with the rollers? Did you tip? I just bought Epifanes at West Marine and some of the better 4 inch rollers. Won't get back to the boat until Thursday. All the 7 ft oars I see are super thick and heavy. I know they make light pine ones but the only ones I have...

Wow! What a wonderful community and response. I'm not done yet but here's where I am. I sanded with 220 in and out. I vacuumed and wiped the whole boat down with a linen dish cloth. Then, wiped with a clean linen dish cloth soaked in acetone. Clark, my buddy with the shop had given me three...

Hello Again, Hopefully I shall finish this darling boat before the summer is over. I'm down to sanding the hull and inside with 220 grit and getting ready to varnish. Couple of dumb questions: Do any of you roll on the varnish then tip it with a brush? Do you thin the first coat with mineral...

Howdy, Thanks for appreciating the concept of saving the craft for a new/longer life. I think I have finally (at 78) learned the lesson that it is the doing, learning, solving, making mistakes, fixing them and completing a project that is of personal value. When I came home from NAM I was into...

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Project started in October of 2022 with little done over year until September/ October 2023. Grandkids, dogs, holidays, haying at sister’s farm-you know the drill. Cut back glass, sanded, cut out bad spots, cut strips to fit- numbered so I could put them back as they were fitted. Then I used...

After a bit of soul searching, I think instead of a patch over the large hole ( picture 2 above) I should cut it out and repair it properly with cedar strips. Also, the hole in the side. In the interest of maximizing hull strength, one would want to vary the lengths of cedar strip patches. I...