A Raven from Scratch

[Jim Dodd]

Sorry !
Photo bucket has changed things, and I'm trying to learn the new way.
Check to see, if I have things corrected ?
Jim

 

[Gamma1214]

Yep, I can see them now.

It seems that photobucket has that issue frequently... If you upload directly to this site, they'd remain visible until the site ceases to exist.

(There, I said it before Glenn did. )

 

[Gamma1214]

In case anyone is wondering: I'm still sanding.

And really re-thinking the decision to do this one right...

Anyone thinking of trying this at home... building your own canoe is very rewarding but there are times that make you question every decision you've ever made in your life.

 

[Roybrew]

I'd put in the earbuds, put some tunes on and take it one section at a time. Sanding the inside sucks!

 

[Alan Gage]

In case anyone is wondering: I'm still sanding.

And really re-thinking the decision to do this one right...

'Right' is a relative term. What's right for a glossy finish on a car might not be right for a canoe.

One of the reasons I'm reluctant to ask for advice is because I know I'll feel bad when I ignore it.

Alan

 

[Gamma1214]

Sanding the inside sucks!

I'm aware. I'm actually ok w/ the minimum sanding that I did last time on the inside, I just wanted the outside to be a little more even.

What's right for a glossy finish on a car might not be right for a canoe.

I'm about done. I won't go past 120 grit (I want some tooth for the epoxy any way) but made the mistake of looking up from the floor this evening (the view I & anyone else will see when paddling)... needed to clean up the chine better.

I think that I'll be modifying the strongback by adding a rotisserie between boats this winter. It will make sanding those sections a lot easier and allow me to go off the rails with another idea...

 

[Gamma1214]

Well, I gave it a run but it won't be glassed by Christmas.

I got it all sanded to my satisfaction, wiped it down with tack cloth & rolled some 4 oz glass out so it could relax overnight. As I was smoothing it with a paintbrush, I realized that the glass I had in the shop was 50 inches & was about 2 inches too short.

My only alternative was to use 2 pieces of 30" glass but I'd rather not have the seam & using up that much 30" fabric would force me to reorder before I could do the inside.

I'll call tomorrow to see what delivery schedules look like & see if I can get some 60 inch fabric on the way.

 

[Cruiser]

that is major suckage ... upside, you are free for the holidays now

 

[memaquay]

I've run into that problem before...you probably don't want to do this, but I just glassed a couple of long pieces in by the gunwales with an overlap. Once sanded, it was hardly noticeable.

 

[Gamma1214]

I thought about piecing it & might have done that if I had some scrap around. As it is, RAKA was open & Mike is sending 20 yards of 6 oz, 60" wide e-glass. Unfortunately, neither RAKA nor US Composites carries 4 oz in 60" or any 60" wide s-glass. (when I was forced to reorder, I was planning on 4 oz s-glass- oh well... "old ways are the best ways", right... I'll use the traditional 6 oz)

Probably after New Year's.

 

[Jim Dodd]

A few years ago, I started tilting my strongback. So much easier to strip and sand !

Oh, and card board keeps your floor clean and comfortable to stand on

 

[Gamma1214]

lol photobucket strikes again, Jim. (pic isn't visible)

I'm not sure how I'll set it up... to do the next one the way I want to, I'll need to be able to tilt the hull 90 degrees to each side before glassing.