The Pigging Canoes & Stupid Idea

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Debating whether to put two strips 6mm x 50mm along the bottom to protect it a bit from those inevitable occasions when it gets dragged up the beach.

Its already dry.

 

[Robbi]

sounds like a very good idea

 

[eel28]

Debating whether to put two strips 6mm x 50mm along the bottom to protect it a bit from those inevitable occasions when it gets dragged up the beach.

Its already dry.

I'd say go for it - you'd only regret not doing it later!

 

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Thanks Robbi

Thanks Lee

The plans also call for a 25 x 50mm rubrail. However, I dont think it will bend enough.

 

[Green Weasel]

I made one of those canoes . Still got it. I altered the design slightly by adding a central keel of 1"x1" simply for the potential protection it might afford in the event of a bad bottom scrape(if you'll parden the phrase ).As a bonus I think it added quite nicely to the strength. As did the addition of a couple of thwarts. The extra rigidity provided by the thwarts and keel meant that I could do away with the heavy rub rails and use thin flexible baton instead . I'm fairly sure that there was a slight weight saving involved as well.
So I'd say go for a sacrificial strip or two underneath to protect the hull and if you feel that lighter rub-rails will not compromise rigidity go with your instinct .

You are certainly taking a bit more care to get a decent finish than I did . Good luck and have fun .

 

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Hi Green Weasel

That sounds like some excellent advice.

Thank you.

Im going to sort of adopt it.

 

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Wandered outside the next morning....

Balls.

I know....

...Its a boat!

But it was looking miserable.

Not a word to the kids that Im as bad as them.

 

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Nope. Scone, peas, chips and gravy - all on the same plate....

Not for me.

Er.....

There is something about watching someone painting the side of a 14 ft long boat with a 13mm wide brush...

Rubrails today...

Stepkid has the first length...

Sort of checking it for length...

 

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I think he has just noticed the boyfriend painting with that brush..

Time to do some clean sawcuts...

Er....How do you get sags with a 13mm brush?

My fault for not watching closer. Its set now.

Stepkid chomped off a load of 3 inch blocks...I set it up and never did manage metric.

I had to clear off for a while.

While I was gone boyfriend painted the other side and step stuck all the 3" bits onto the rubrails with microfibres. Its hot enough they set fast.

Just showed him how to use the router...

 

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school run. later.

 

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The router has a cutter with a bearing on the bottom that you keep in contact with the wood, so the cutter rounds off the edge above it.

Its very important to keep the bottom of the router flat to the wood - otherwise the edge isnt completely rounded, and you can knock off the bits you just glued on.

I knocked one off showing him, then luckily, he knocked off another so I didnt have to feel completely silly.

He is rounding the edge of the cutout.

The side is coated, the lumps are covered in microfibres..

Debating screwing the lumps on, but decided against it.

 

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Oh...Heres a pic of one of the rounded sections..

Er....That was fast! Didnt get to take any pics as it took too many hands.

Step held one end, I put a screw in the other, then we carefully offered it to the boat as he pushed it round to the front, where I put in another 40mm screw.

The middle section is loose, so the boat can be taken in half to go in their lift.

They have put a 40 mm screw through the hull and through each 3" block and on into the back of the rubrail to make sure th emicrofibres are properly compressed to form a good joint. Think they should leave the screws in.

 

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Er....The edrg isnt very nice..

Step gets to play with the plane..

Extra pieces of wood in the ends....

Just had to warn him to be careful of the cable...

There is one low block. Debating whether to cut the whole rail down to compensate....

They have decided to leave it.

 

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Er....

Missed some...

They will have to do the underside by hand.

We are out of time and out of resin.

Thats it for a few days on this one.

Thursday..

I could almost get over my fear of pigging canoes on a day like this though...

Met mother and her viscious dog for lunch.

Its just thinking about racing off and savaging someone.

Er....

The dog couldnt keep up with us walking.

Its got no chance now she had nicked my electric scooter.

 

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I like meeting up with Mother!

Ended up with some more resin, brushes, battons and even some sandpaper!

So...

When I picked the kids up from school, and they saw how good the other canoe looked and I told them how nice the weather would be for the next few days....

 

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He decided he needed butt blocks..

200mm wide..

Joining the dots...

Other boats blocks....

 

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Joining more dots..

Other end as the rule isnt quite long enough

Ooooh! New resin is blue.

Yuck said little one.

Looks like its curdling - not that he is worried.

 

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Mixing it..

Coating the joints to stop it pulling the resin out of the microfibres..

I like this... I get to take pics and do practically nothing.

 

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He is also painting the edges ready to put the sides on...

Biggest has taken half of little ones mix and added microfibres and now hes doing the joint while the other paints...

This joint is almost done..

Hmm...going to nag him to put the microfibres on thicker...

 

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THey are priming the edges at the same time as they are doing he joints.

The base butt block..

Its on.

Splinters...

Filleting it.