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3rd October 2009, 11:17 PM
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.
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29th September 2009, 09:32 PM
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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.... -
28th September 2009, 10:37 PM
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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... -
21st January 2009, 07:25 AM
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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,... -
23rd December 2008, 08:53 PM
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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)... -
22nd December 2008, 10:42 PM
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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...
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4th November 2008, 11:54 PM
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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... -
26th October 2008, 09:19 PM
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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... -
24th October 2008, 11:35 PM
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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... -
23rd October 2008, 11:56 PM
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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...
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22nd October 2008, 08:37 PM
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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... -
2nd October 2008, 10:54 PM
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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... -
2nd October 2008, 12:29 PM
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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... -
2nd October 2008, 07:28 AM
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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.
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1st October 2008, 09:09 PM
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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...
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28th September 2008, 07:26 AM
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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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9th August 2008, 11:22 PM
Thread: AAA Hoop Pine Plywood on the Central Coast
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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... -
7th August 2008, 07:54 AM
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Sticky: Brass grommets
Pete,
Good idea.
Gives me some thoughts when I get that far.
Thanks
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6th August 2008, 09:43 PM
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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.
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6th August 2008, 07:40 PM
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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... -
6th August 2008, 02:07 PM
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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... -
5th August 2008, 10:26 PM
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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... -
5th August 2008, 08:43 AM
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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... -
5th August 2008, 12:46 AM
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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... -
5th August 2008, 12:17 AM
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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...