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Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 7:26 pm
by jt
Finally got back to work on the canoe.
Figured out a way to offset the butt joints. I cut a 4 x 8 panel in half lengthwise, then cut one of those in half. I spliced the entire panel together with a slight offset to account for the curve of the piece I was cutting out. In the Iroquois plans, the middle panel will work this way. This is what it looked like before I cut out the middle panels. (for some reason, I can't get the picture turned the right way, even though on photobucket it is...)
Then I went ahead and stitched in the frames. I'll finish drilling and stitching soon...
That last pic shows how the joints are now offset on the canoe...
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 7:29 pm
by jt
And yes, cheap plywood is also good when you need a template so you can experiment with changing the butt joints...
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 7:54 pm
by Oldsparkey
Looking GOOD.........
Chuck
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 8:36 pm
by jem
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 10:52 pm
by jt
Got the canoe tack welded a while back...
After I got the fillets done, I wasn't real happy with the ends (prow???) of the boat
that one came together okay, but not perfectly for a clear finish...
The other end didn't pull together nearly as well
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 10:54 pm
by jt
After a tip from Mick, I was able to salvage the ends with epoxy and wood flour...
A couple of saturation coats later...
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 10:19 am
by Oldsparkey
Nice job on the ends with the epoxy and wood flour.
Chuck.
Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 11:13 am
by jem
I second that. Looks real clean.
Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 6:12 pm
by jt
Thanks.
Tried to do an end pour--twice. First time the epoxy/wood flour mix broke through the dam(n) and flooded the floor of the canoe. So I cleaned that up and made a thicker mix--much harder to get in place. Once that hardened though, I replaced the dam--added much more tape and tried to add to the end pour. Wasn't quite as thick, still pour-able, and same thing--the dam(n) gave way.
Soooo, I took the whole thing outside and propped it up in the sun
This helped slow the flow enough to stay behind the tape, and it sped up the curing of the epoxy in the sun--(and it was not a windy day or I wouldn't have propped it this way...)
Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2008 6:16 pm
by jt
And I'm no longer sure that I'll be doing an end pour on the other end...
So, onto a "dumb" question. If you cartop on a rack of some sort, do you really need the extra substance on the end, or is most of the tiedown happening in the middle at the rack???
How necessary is the other end pour? Any other techniques, tips, or tricks to try?