Thread: BETH -YuanFen- Building a wooden sailing canoe in Poland - Budowa drewnianej kanadyjk

Hi Robert

The process is exactly like you did to make your spars round, in stages. Chamfer the corner to 45 degrees with a rasp. Then chamfer that shape top and bottom another 45 degrees and then finish the rounding with coarse 40 sandpaper. It's always worked for me

Well done with those spars, they look perfect!

Originally Posted by woodeneye

Hi Robert

The process is exactly like you did to make your spars round, in stages. Chamfer the corner to 45 degrees with a rasp. Then chamfer that shape top and bottom another 45 degrees and then finish the rounding with coarse 40 sandpaper. It's always worked for me

Well done with those spars, they look perfect!

Thanks Bruce!

I considered similar way, but... I've hope than is other most quick and easy way

The process is exactly like you did to make your spars round, in stages. Chamfer the corner to 45 degrees with a rasp. Then chamfer that shape top and bottom another 45 degrees and then finish the rounding with coarse 40 sandpaper. It's always worked for me

Done!
I've rounded ends of spars (whithout masts step's ends). They looks OK - I think.

My priority is to finish my project by month (up to May 15th) than...
with my friends we are planning a group trip (raid) on Delta of Vistula River and Bay of Vistula (Zalew Wiślany; Frisches Haff old German name) since May 27th up to June 3th.

That's a pretty big trip Robert, but sounds like a lot of fun.

Originally Posted by woodeneye

That's a pretty big trip Robert, but sounds like a lot of fun.

Yes - it sounds like a lot of fun, but all depends from wheather...

Today My Beth -YuanFen- was outside the garage for check of mainmast with partner and step adjustment.





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Tiller's bracket prepared for glue


Deck coated by epoxy




To be continued...

Beth is looking fantastic Robert. Your spring weather is obviously now warm enough for the coating stage.

Here in the Hunter Valley, we have had 25 deg for the past 4 days, and no wind, which is just perfect for painting

Originally Posted by woodeneye

Beth is looking fantastic Robert. Your spring weather is obviously now warm enough for the coating stage.

Here in the Hunter Valley, we have had 25 deg for the past 4 days, and no wind, which is just perfect for painting

Thank you Bruce,
But I don't like coated surface - it's to rough and need much of sanding ...
In the Hunter Valley is warmer than here (15 - 18 deg), but this day was sunny again.

Originally Posted by robhosailor

Thank you Bruce,
But I don't like coated surface - it's to rough and need much of sanding ...
In the Hunter Valley is warmer than here (15 - 18 deg), but this day was sunny again.

As epoxy cures it seems to have a mind of its own, and you end up with lumps and bubbles all over the place. It's impossible to get a smooth coat with epoxy, so don't worry, you are not alone.

Never mind though, some more sanding and then some top coats of a solvent based coating will fix all that

Thanks Bruce!

This day I've adjusted a tiller with yoke to tiller's bracket


...and I've coated a bracket by epoxy and additionaly fastened it by two barbecue sticks


To be continued...

These are your friend. Makes sanding bearable, esp with the gel/rubberised grips.

It is really looking like a boat now Robert!

Do a nice job of sanding the decks and hullsides - will help the boat look really nice.

Looks like most of it was the cold weather making work tricky.

BTW, how is Poland going - what is the everyday feeling of normal people after the plane crash? Is there much feeling of crisis, or is it OK. I imagine a lot of shock, but not much of a political crisis because Poland is much more politically resilient now.

Best wishes
MIK

Originally Posted by Boatmik

It is really looking like a boat now Robert!

Do a nice job of sanding the decks and hullsides - will help the boat look really nice.

Looks like most of it was the cold weather making work tricky.

Thank you MIK, but cold is again here (circa 10-12 deg) and I can't to glueing, epoxy coating and laminating...

BTW, there is a 3 part of my article of building period (in Polish of course):

http://www.port21.pl/porady/article_1785.html

BTW, how is Poland going - what is the everyday feeling of normal people after the plane crash? Is there much feeling of crisis, or is it OK. I imagine a lot of shock, but not much of a political crisis because Poland is much more politically resilient now.

Yes MIK. There were very sad days in my country... Almost 100 persons with President Lech Kaczyński, his wife, last President of Rep. Poland in Emigration, parliamentarists, chairmen of governemental offices etc. etc. etc.(and really very fantastic people between others there were too) were death in one moment near Katyń.
(70 years ago in Katyń - Soviets -NKWD by Stalin's operation order- murdered 20 000 of Polish officers and policemen (prisoners of war) there. By many (over 50!!!) years those facts were secret and politicaly prohibited by USSR and their aliants - UK, USA and France (appointed in Teheran, Yalta etc.). Mostly were kown those tragical facts as a German's crime of war, but it was a lie - it was a Soviet's crime. President of Rep. of Poland and other people in this crashed airplane were to go to honor and celebrate of 70 years...)

At present we needs to normal life (work, entertainment, love etc. etc.), we preparing to election of new president etc. etc. There are no political crisis in Poland - there is more of silent than previously, but World not stopped a breath.

Thanks for that Robert. Most has been reported quite well here including the Katyn information. In one way I think it is a wonderful sign to have a country so stable with such a big crisis. It would have been very different 25 years ago when the political situation was much less stable.

I am always amazed how quickly history and the people of a country can move in a short time of 20 years or so.

MIK