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  1. Thread: Eureka Canoe

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    Sticky: [QUOTE=Boatmik;1041800]It is the real ME! Or...

    [QUOTE=Boatmik;1041800]It is the real ME!

    Or just use the number of clamps you have to glue on as many of the blocks that you can in one session. Nice little night time job.

    Hi,
    Just had a...
  2. Thread: Eureka Canoe

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    Sticky: Thanks Mike. Screwing the blocks on and then...

    Thanks Mike.
    Screwing the blocks on and then removing the screws makes a lot of sense. I had thought about nails (like was used when doing the butt strapping holding) but the screw idea is better....
  3. Thread: Eureka Canoe

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    Sticky: The canoe is happening again

    HI,
    After what sees like an eternity, the canoe is happening again. :U It was hanging from the ceiling in the shed for a while because there were a number of things I had to do. While it was on...
  4. Thread: Eureka Canoe

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    Sticky: Hi Skywoolf, I'm sure Michael Storer (Boatmik...

    Hi Skywoolf,
    I'm sure Michael Storer (Boatmik and designer of the Eureka) will respond to you questions.
    My comments,
    I used Bote-Cote epoxy available from Boatcraft Pacific in Queensland,...
  5. Thread: Eureka Canoe

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    Sticky: Michael, Yes, it did work to plan and the inside...

    Michael,
    Yes, it did work to plan and the inside joins of the canoe are now glass taped. Where the panels join at the ends was a challenge. Getting the epoxy and tape in there (and staying there)...
  6. Thread: Eureka Canoe

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    Sticky: Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

    I have been on school holidays for a bit over a week and I thought "arrrh! Canoe building time again. Have to get going" Well, ..... building a 250metre long pailing fence 2metres high put paid to...
  7. Thread: Eureka Canoe

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    Sticky: Hi, I've finished tightening all the stitching...

    Hi,
    I've finished tightening all the stitching on my canoe and was wondering if I run masking tape 30mm away from the joins to give a "path" for the fibreglass tape. Is it necessary? I guess the...
  8. Thread: Eureka Canoe

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    Sticky: Thanks Michael. Just about finished tightening...

    Thanks Michael.
    Just about finished tightening the twists. I have to fix a couple of, lets call them "learning experiences" (you can tell I'm a teacher). My bilge panels are a couple of milimeters...
  9. Thread: Eureka Canoe

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    Sticky: Thanks Michael, The point I was trying to make...

    Thanks Michael,
    The point I was trying to make was that sometimes the students don't appreciate the bank of general purpose knowledge that "arbordg" was talking about. (ie 1" = 25.4mm) When you...
  10. Thread: Eureka Canoe

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    Sticky: The thing that I use most often is a standard...

    The thing that I use most often is a standard cheap little calculator and the knowledge that 1 inch = 25.4 mm. That one memorized conversion number allows me to do most things in my head. The...
  11. Thread: Eureka Canoe

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    Sticky: Robert, Having a son as an electrician and...

    Robert,
    Having a son as an electrician and deciding to use his parents place as a storage facility, I tried a couple of sizes. I tried some about 2.7mm dia but too hard.
    I then found some...
  12. Thread: Eureka Canoe

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    Sticky: Thanks Michael. I think I am starting to get the...

    Thanks Michael.
    I think I am starting to get the hang of this canoe building. There are a few things I have learn't along the way and if I was to do it again (possibly at school with a few students...
  13. Thread: Eureka Canoe

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    Sticky: Michael, When putting the tempory spreaders into...

    Michael,
    When putting the tempory spreaders into the hull, do they need to be fixed in place (ie screw through the ply where the gunwale will be) or do they "jam" in and hold when the gunwale is...
  14. Thread: Eureka Canoe

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    Sticky: "A temp fix with duct tape to keep the water out...

    "A temp fix with duct tape to keep the water out for the rest of the trip and then sand off the glass tape in the damaged area, fill the crack and re-glass tape the area."

    Thanks Michael.
    That...
  15. Thread: Eureka Canoe

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    Sticky: My Eureka

    My canoe is coming along. I butt strapped the panels and let them set overnight. I checked in the morning and unfortunately one of the joins on one of the sides had not set flat. Typically while...
  16. Thread: Eureka Canoe

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    Sticky: Building again

    School holidays, arn't they wonderful. After starting my Eureka early August, (cutting the panels out and making sure the ones that should be the same, were the same) it sat in the shed while I had...
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    Hi, I'm presuming Central Coast is NSW. I have...

    Hi,
    I'm presuming Central Coast is NSW.
    I have a pricelist from BoatCraft Pacific at Loganholme QLD advertising 1.8mm Gaboon ply. They don't have a price for 1.8mm Hoop Pine Marine ply so a...
  18. Thread: Eureka Canoe

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    Sticky: Brass grommets

    Pete,
    Good idea.
    Gives me some thoughts when I get that far.
    Thanks
    Malcolm
  19. Thread: Eureka Canoe

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    Sticky: point clarification

    Michael,
    Thanks for confirming what I thought re the plans.
    Also I noticed that my sheet size had shrunk. I am using 2440 long sheets, not 2240 size sheets.
    Malcolm
  20. Thread: Eureka Canoe

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    Sticky: Eureka canoe point clarification

    Michael,
    I have marked out the panels but need to clarify a point before I start cutting. I am using 2240mm long sheets.
    Both the bottom and bilge panels have the join flush with the end of the...
  21. Thread: Eureka Canoe

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    Sticky: These holidays are wonderful. Pity I have to go...

    These holidays are wonderful. Pity I have to go back to work on Monday!
    Would have got more of my canoe done. Ah well, all these things to do and so little time to do it.
    I was going to try to...
  22. Thread: Eureka Canoe

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    Sticky: more canoes

    Thanks Michael.
    I'll be doing my canoe this year and plan on offering it to some students next year as their major project. I showed the plans to a few students after I got them and they said...
  23. Thread: Eureka Canoe

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    Sticky: My canoe

    Tom,
    I don't know your answer to the "one" canoe question. I am an Industrial Technology school teacher (woodwork, metalwork and graphics) and have shown the plans to some of my students. I...
  24. Thread: Eureka Canoe

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    Sticky: my first canoe making exercise

    Hi,
    After much deliberation and looking for canoe plans, Michael Storers Eureka was recommended. I read and read the blog and bought the plans. I have read the instructions (don't tell my wife, it's...
  25. Thread: Eureka Canoe

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    Sticky: My 1st Eureka Canoe

    Hi,
    After much deliberation and looking for canoe plans, Michael Storers Eureka was recommended. I read and read the blog and bought the plans. I have read the instructions (don't tell my wife, it's...
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