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1st August 2012, 05:12 PM #61Senior Member
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I glued the seats and inspection ports in yesterday and did the final epoxy touch ups. I spent the weekend sanding down the decks and doing the final sanding of the hull. It's the big garage clean out today to try and minimize the dust before I start varnishing.
We're planning on going on holiday around the 16th August so I have to have everything finished by then.
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2nd August 2012, 02:05 AM #62
It is one really nice looking boat!
How did the weight work out?
MIK
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2nd August 2012, 05:13 AM #63Senior Member
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I haven't had a chance to jump on the scales with it yet Michael. Maybe I can get around to it tomorrow.
I was contacted on Monday from a guy in Ludwigsberg who is coming around to have a look at the canoe tomorrow. He's a school teacher looking for projects for his students. Who knows ?? I'll keep you posted.
I've been getting a bit of feedback from my blog and the greater percentage of hits are from Germany.
Cheers, Kev.
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2nd August 2012, 06:07 AM #64Senior Member
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Sorry Michael.
Thanks for the compliment.
I couldn't help myself after you asked so I went out and weighed the canoe. It comes in at 24.3kg before the varnish.
My wife and I can't wait until we get it in the water.
I think I gained a bit of weight by using beech for the deck supports and also using pine on the wales. The cost of oregon here is not even slightly realistic. One thing I noticed was the obeche I used on the seats and deck ends absorbed the epoxy like a sponge. I think the idea of using the very light timber might have backfired there. There was also the amine bloom issue where I probably finished up with an extra coat of epoxy on the panels.
All in all we're really happy with the result. At that weight it's more than easy enough to handle.
Cheers, Kev.
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4th August 2012, 03:58 AM #65
It is still half the weight of a fibreglass production canoe in Australia!
Well done
Michael
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5th August 2012, 12:55 AM #66Senior Member
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The third and last coat of varnish went on the inside this morning. I must say it's a bit of a relief. I've been fighting with quite a bit of dust and in the end the dust beat me but I'm still happy with how it turned out. More luck than good management was the colour balance between the fillets and the wales. With the deeper tones of the okume and the lighter colour of the pine and fillets, it looks great. You can also see in one of the photo's the butt strap that I missed.
I made up the sawstools so I can flip the canoe over as soon as the varnish is dry enough. The seats will rest on them, giving the wales a chance to dry.
Can anyone give me an idea as to how long I should leave the varnish to harden up before I can strap the canoe to the roof of the car ?
Cheers, Kev.
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5th August 2012, 02:12 AM #67
Depends on the varnish brand ...
There are some that I would almost do it in the evening and others where I would wait a couple of days.
Often I try to find an area where there is a bit of a heavier coat and make sure it is not too cheesy. Often the undersurface of something. If it is too cheesey I would probably wait until more than 24 hours have passed then pad it up nicely when it is tied down.
The varnishes that go hard really quickly ... the bits you expect to be cheesy will seem OK within about 6 hours.
But it is really nice when a builder thinks the boat looks "just right" at this point. That is really fantastic.
And I think you are right!!!
MIK
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6th August 2012, 07:27 PM #68Senior Member
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Thanks Michael.
I think I'll go for the couple of days option. After all that work I don't want to blow it by being impatient. I got the second coat on the outside of the hull this morning. The okume looks fantastic. It's amazing how with each coat of clear it adds depth and a richer tone to the wood. Beautiful stuff.
You can also see in one of the pic's where I had air bubbles on the join between the bottom and bilge panel. It's a bit odd as I can hardly notice it just looking at the canoe.
Cheers, Kev.
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8th August 2012, 02:55 AM #69Senior Member
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Well. That's it. The Eurekas finished. What do I do now ?
Go on holiday and paddle, that's what. We're are going to try to get away next Monday. It's time to try it out. We're really looking forward to it.
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8th August 2012, 03:09 PM #73
huh ... what ...? ! ? Did Flatdog say something?
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12th August 2012, 01:41 AM #74Senior Member
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Hmmm a case of selective hearing.
I've spent a bit of time over the last three days trying to find the best way to hold the canoe on the roof of our car. First of all I made up a coüple of straps by folding over a short length of webbing and using a bit of heat made a hole at the cut ends. I pressed in one of those brass ringy things (technical term) and fixed them with the rear bolts on the front panels under the bonnet/hood. The back strap goes through two stainless tie downs in the back of the car. I just pulled them throgh and shut the rear door on them. With the first try it all worked okay except for the front. I used one of those 25cm wide straps with the small clamps on the end. It was all fine until I reached about 70kmh and then it started to vibrate and was really distracting. Then I found a clip on youtube where it suggested to put a twist in the strap to stop the vibration but that kept twisting backwards and forwards which was also distracting. In the end I just used a bit of rope I bought for tying up the canoe and with a truckies hitch it worked fine.
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12th August 2012, 09:49 PM #75
Very Nice ...
You have just reinvented the Helbert Strap. Just hides under the bonnet and boot lids until needed. An alternative to eyelets is just to loop over the end and sew it down to make a loop in the end.
MIK
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