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The poly cloth worked great, it took some muscle but it peeled off in one sheet. You had the order close, this is what I did - mold (may not need this, it could just be a panel you're making) - Release film (2 mil+ polyethlene plastic - painters film or similar?) This just protects the mold...

I use the same style for my kayak, I actually find it very reliable and even hard to open. I would guess it depends how well the gasket mates and how strong the bungees are.

This is the what it looks like after I pulled it out of the mold and trimmed it up.. I was supposed to add some black chalk but I forgot. The molded piece gets glued to the back of the float chamber acces port. The offset that i molded in gives room for a gasket so the panel will be flush...

I had some time to do a little bit of fiberglass work, I made the cutouts for the flat chamber access. I wanted to try vacuum bagging (because it's cool) but am generally too cheap to buy all the misc. materials on line, it gets expensive quickly. So I went shopping looking for alternatives to...

Well it's been a long time since I last posted, Little League and work seem to get all of my free time lately. Here are some pictures of the little progress I have made... Epoxied inside and out and inwale installed, still need one more coat on the outside to get it nice and smooth. I gave...

I took 2 2x4x8 and nailed them to the wall vertically about 8 feet apart. Drill 1" holes in the studs every 1.5-2 feet up the wall. Insert 3/4" galvanized EMT (about 2.5 ft long) Cover the EMT with pool noodles and you're done. Less than $40 bucks for 4 or 5 canoes worth of storage.

Muskrat. What about graphite powder in epoxy, seems like many people swear by it as great for durability.

No Title This is the trailer I use, I have about $100 into it. $50 for the trailer, $35 for the LED lights and some paint. Nice and simple and works great, although I do hate the wheels, I need to replace the axle at some point for piece of mind. I've have it loaded like crazy before, 8...

I'm a big fan of trailers. I have a light weight one that was a single 16' trailer at one point. I added set of trees and I'm ready to go. I leave the boats on the trailer and I can literally hook up and be gone in two minutes. It's light enough that I pull it with the tdi Jetta. If I get on a...

No Title How about a trolling motor hung off the stern? Hinge the mount so the motor is essentially mounted like a vertical see saw. Use a fish scale on the upper end of the motor to measure the force.

That's a shame Muskrat, it would have been an interesting build to see. I always like to see new methods of building to help give me ideas when I'm building canoes. Let us know where you post your build.

I use both of those ropes for my hammock as well. Incredible stuff. Hammockforums is a great website with tons of info. Make some woopie slings for your hammock, they work great.

Saw this video and thought the builders might be interested in it... https://youtu.be/hEyF5KOkhUY

Don't forget to weigh them and give approx size before installation. I was thinking foam might be a good way to go but because of the squishyness I ll probably go wood with fiberglass. Thanks for going into detail about what you're doing I'm learning a lot.

Ok. I thought it might be dent resistance. I think fiberglass will be plenty on the inside even 4oz

Nice. Should be fun to watch. Please keep Alan's pace ... 2-3 months max.

I thought the same thing the old handle has some really cool looking wood.

Can't wiat for the trip report. Needs lots of pictures!!

One other question. Why the second layer of carbon? I doubt it is needed structurally the decks are supported all around so they shouldn't need much. Seems at odds with the construction method. Using foam and carbon is great for lightness but then a second layer just adds unnecessary weight.

I may have missed this but I think you still have to fiberglass the inside before you put the tanks in place. Another option to blacken your epoxy is black chalk line chalk it's cheap readily available and works great.