Originally Posted by RickLandreville
I filleted the inside chine, and after it hardened, I flipped over the canoe and removed the duct tape. I then rounded the outside chine and applied the fiberglass tape and resin. Total time, 50 minutes.
The duct tape held perfectly. I think this way of building it is a winner. Very stable to move it around, held back the fillet material without sticking to it.
I am actually considering not taping the inside chine, and leaving the inwale off of it to try and shed a few pounds of weight, as I think it is strong enough the way it is. What are your thoughts? (the polyester filler I used for the fillet has chopped strands of fiberglass in it for strength). You would not believe how light this thing is! Maybe 20kg at this point, but I still have the skegs, bottom runner, knees and seats to install. Maybe tomorrow if tonight isn't too hard on me.
Anyways, I will take a few pictures later, as I wasn't allowed to use my wifes fancy Nikon D60 DSLR camera with my hands full of resin and bog...go figure...
Rick.