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7th October 2010, 01:12 AM #1Intermediate Member
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Seacoast NH Eureka
Hi all,
I started building my Eureka here in beautiful New Hampshire a few weeks ago and it has been moving along very smoothly (a testament to the clarity of the plans). I bought the plans about three months ago and finally started the work after being kicked and prodded a few times by callsign222 who built a GIS. I decided to build the Eureka instead of one of the many other canoes out there for several reasons: 1) It's a 2 1/2 sheet canoe; 2) I watched a friend build a Storer boat without an obvious amount of trouble; 3) It's one of the best looking plywood canoes out there; 4) I knew if I hit a road block I could come here for advice from not only the designer but others who may have had struggles during the building process.
It really is exciting to start stitching her together after spending over ten hours of looking at flat pieces of plywood. "Holy crap! It looks like a canoe now!" I'm hoping to get her on the lake before the water gets hard. I'm shooting to have her at least built, except varnished, by 1 November.
All that said, I went to check the fit of my bulkhead prior to taping the panels or fitting the gunwales and it was way off. 30mm off in some places. Does this panel normally require a lot of trimming?
Thanks.
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7th October 2010, 09:11 AM #2
Howdy and welcome Pete,
Normally there is some trimming, but that sounds like too much. The bulkhead is over height to allow for some deck curve
Did you put the four temporary spreaders in the right places when the width of the sheerline was set - and was the gunwale temporarily clamped in position?
Just recheck the widths at the points where the temporary spreaders go in.
Best wished
Michael
Any chance of a photo? Just take it with a digital camera and either shrink it down to 800 x 600 or less - or email it to me so I can see and I will put it up here too.
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8th October 2010, 05:27 AM #3Intermediate Member
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I checked the width on the spreaders several times and they are correct. My plans only called for 3 temporary spreaders though. Have the plans changed? The gunwales were not clamped in place when I checked the fit of the bulkhead.
I've tried to link a photo here, maybe it will work.
DSCN2133.jpg picture by upyours7_2008 - Photobucket
Thanks for the help,
Pete
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9th October 2010, 09:12 AM #4Senior Member
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Hi
I had the same trouble when I built my bulkheads, they were as far out as yours are at the moment. I don't know why mine were so far out of whack but it isn't a problem. There is a post in the Eureka Sticky or the PDR Sticky I think, that shows you how to measure up odd shaped pieces, I will see if I can find it for you if you haven't seen it.
Col
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9th October 2010, 11:53 AM #5Intermediate Member
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Thanks a lot! I didn't think it was the end of the world but I was concerned it could be close!
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9th October 2010, 05:07 PM #6
Close to the end of the world?
Nah. It will all work out fine. The three spreader version is the current and correct one - so the boat is about the right shape. There is enough meat there to trim them down.
Best wishes
Michael
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11th October 2010, 11:14 PM #7
I leave for 19 days and without my constant nagging you managed to stitch her together?! I am dumb-founded, I was sure I would come back and it would be in the same condition as we left it.
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12th October 2010, 08:16 AM #8Intermediate Member
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Damn, I knew I shouldn't have posted that pic. I was going to say that it was still in pieces and shock you with my progress.
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12th October 2010, 09:47 AM #9Intermediate Member
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So I've been doing some thinking about this Eureka and I was wondering whether the seats were a necessary structural component of the canoe. If possible I was thinking about making them removable. Would this compromise the strength?
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12th October 2010, 12:02 PM #10
Howdy,
The seats are part of the structure to some extent, but the structure without seats is OK.
Why do you want to have them removable?
MIK
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13th October 2010, 03:26 AM #11Intermediate Member
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Mostly for increased versatility. If I'm going solo with my dog there would be one less thing in the way. It would mostly increase floor space in the boat. I figured if I can do it, why not? Once they're glued in I can't go back. If you think it'll work I might give it a try. If so I'll certainly post pics. I already have it worked out in my head.
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13th October 2010, 10:23 PM #12
It might be good to restrict the dog a bit by leaving the seat in - just so it settles down and stays in one place. So might be good to leave the seat in for a larger dog. If it is a poodle or fox terrier or other small lively dog - might be good to have it removable as it will keep the dog lower down in the boat.
MIK
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13th October 2010, 10:35 PM #13SENIOR MEMBER
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Pete, Would like to drop by and see the canoe at some point. Hope all is well.
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13th October 2010, 11:48 PM #14Intermediate Member
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Sure thing Compass. I'm off all week and expect to be working on it just about every weekday until next Tuesday. PM me.
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14th October 2010, 12:57 PM #15Intermediate Member
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So upon looking at my canoe after allowing the glass strips on the inside to cure I noticed a depression at the join on the bottom panel which also extends into the bilge panels on both sides. It is even but doesn't really look right. I checked all the measurements and they are correct. I'm assuming this isn't supposed to be like this. Is there anything I can do about this or just deal with the fact it will never be a 65 kt hull?
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