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by jmburbach
Sun Aug 22, 2010 11:10 pm
Forum: Cracker Larry's Corner: Boat Repair and Rebuild Support
Topic: Making a two piece canoe, seeking advice..
Replies: 12
Views: 4223

Re: Making a two piece canoe, seeking advice..

Well, the 1/4 ply available locally looks like mostly rubbish and marine is expensive and not available locally either, so looks like I'll most likely be going with 3/8 which looks better. If I do any cutting of the frames I'll keep it minimal and definitely above the water line as well. It may be a...
by jmburbach
Thu Aug 19, 2010 5:33 pm
Forum: Cracker Larry's Corner: Boat Repair and Rebuild Support
Topic: Making a two piece canoe, seeking advice..
Replies: 12
Views: 4223

Re: Making a two piece canoe, seeking advice..

Your prototype sounds interesting, could fill a niche for those living in the city without much space like myself. And thanks for sharing your thoughts and experiences, good to hear from people have done something similar already. The more I think about it the more I'm inclined to go with three piec...
by jmburbach
Wed Aug 18, 2010 9:30 pm
Forum: Cracker Larry's Corner: Boat Repair and Rebuild Support
Topic: Making a two piece canoe, seeking advice..
Replies: 12
Views: 4223

Re: Making a two piece canoe, seeking advice..

Transportation is not the major motivation for this as car topping the canoe is not so bad. The real problem is that I'm moving into a smaller apartment which does not have a large enough patio to store the canoe as I do currently. I can't leave it outside, I don't want the cost and hassle of a trai...
by jmburbach
Wed Aug 18, 2010 7:10 pm
Forum: Cracker Larry's Corner: Boat Repair and Rebuild Support
Topic: Making a two piece canoe, seeking advice..
Replies: 12
Views: 4223

Re: Making a two piece canoe, seeking advice..

Well, 3 piece is always a possibility as well...three 5' something sections would foot nicely in the car... 8) I guess my real questions are about bonding fiberglass and plywood. What would the proper epoxy additive to consider for this type of application..wood flour, chopped glass, ratios? Would t...
by jmburbach
Wed Aug 18, 2010 4:08 pm
Forum: Cracker Larry's Corner: Boat Repair and Rebuild Support
Topic: Making a two piece canoe, seeking advice..
Replies: 12
Views: 4223

Making a two piece canoe, seeking advice..

I have an old fiberglass canoe I was thinking of converting into a two piece, bolt together hull. I figured to just epoxy in a couple plywood bulkheads centrally to cap each half and receive the bolts to bring the hull together. I haven't decided yet if I should cut the canoe in half first and then ...