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Thanks guys, I am. Will do.

Hi Peteloaf, thanks mate. I pretty much made the deck up as I went, couldn't find any pics of anything similar. It wasn't too much trouble either as it was the finish that I wanted (can't have my...

I finally launched my Eureka on the Hume Weir on the day that it reached 100% capacity. I'm not an experienced canoer yet but everything went very well. She slips along very nicely and we had no...

Thanks Mik. I'll be paddling down the Murray before too much longer. I don't think I'll be going as far as Adelaide though. Pictures will have to do. I'll send you some when finished.

Marty.

Thanks Bob, yes it's 50mm nylon webbing. I bought it on ebay, a 9 metre roll for about $40 and had some left over.

Hi all. I had a thread in the repair forum asking for suggestions for fixing my short upper panels. Well, that's all fixed now thanks to Mik and the rest of you who helped me out. I really...

Psssst....Mik.... nobody noticed, I think you got away with it.

That's handy. I used to spend a lot of time reading these forums before I started building, now it's the other way around. I was over at Bundalong the other day, the river looks beautiful (apart...

Thanks Mik, you're quick off the mark. I thought I'd found all the posts on the Eureka. Should've had a proper look. Perchance I have already installed blocks in either end to overcome my short...

Er, no...phew! just doing the inwales so the decks were next. I suppose then that they're a bit of copper tubing fitted in?

Thinking about putting one of these bow hole thingys in but......don't know what they're called or where to get one. Also, any pros or cons?

Hi q9. It's a bit hard for Mik to plug his own designs but I will. I've been building Mik's Eureka 155 over the past few months as I wanted to build something straightforward but nice looking...

Model Ship World :: Home might give you some ideas. Very good stuff going on there.

I needed about 5 metres of 25mm x 15mm timber for the gunwhales on my Eureka, I had some fairly long Oregon that I cut to size but still had to do one scarf per gunwhale. Never done one before,...

Good tip about using tape on sagging filler on the stem. I've got to put a second lot on to make it look sweet and was wondering what to do about that. Ta.

AHA! Greaty idea. I'm off to get one.

Cheers Mik. :)

Not as dumb as I feel MiLKey! I don't really know what happened, guess I've just mis-measured something. Anyhow it's turning out o.k. and I'm going to paint the outside so it won't be too obvious. ...

Pics of stem. I'm in half a mind to make a matching piece for inside the hull to epoxy against the outside stem. Is that overkill or should I just use fibre glass tape for the inside?

This is a great forum and without it I'd be struggling. I appreciate all the help very much.:2tsup:. Today I made up a sort of stem piece for each end and epoxied them in and the process went well....

Thanks Mik, I appreciate the help from everyone. I will muck about with it over the next week or so and show what i come up with. I'm positive that it's me who has stuffed up but I'm frustrated by...

Brilliant! Thanks very much. What do you reckon Mik?

Stand back then, I've got the match lit. After the earlier post when I just assumed that the panels weren't going to line up I attacked it today with a positive frame of mind and just kept stitching...

Thanks Mik, appreciate the help and I'll let you know how I get on.

Marty.

Thanks Mike, I appreciate the prompt reply. Ill try a few things over coming days. Have to go to work now. More pics attached.

Hi all. I've encountered a problem with the Eureka that I recall someone else having but I can't find the thread:?. The stitching has been going great so far (too well I think) but now that I reach...

Thanks Rob. Appreciate your advice. I'm 90% sure I'll be using it. Marty.

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. Hey Geoff, my missus comes from Wodonga and even she wouldn't live there.:wink: By the time I get my boat finished there might be enough water in the weir too.

G'day all. I live in Wangaratta which is way too far from the beach but fortunately we have the Murray not too far away as well as Lakes Buffalo and Mulwala. So, I have decided to build Ken...

G'day all. Found out about this forum from the Woodenboat forum which I have just joined as well. I have bought plans for Ken Bassett's Rascal runabout and I have a question about suitable timber...