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Strip Canoe Building Questions


stevebf

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Hello all.  I am new to this forum and have been building my first strip canoe, a Prospector design being assembled on a strong back I made with wheels to roll around the garage.  

 

I think my approach is a bit different since I ripped 1/4" strips from discarded, 12' long, clear cherry scrap, scarfed pieces together to make 18' long strips and then edged each with a bead and cove.  I also found some discarded mahogany, black walnut, maple that I used to make a decorative accent strip that I glued together with T88 epoxy and then added bead and cove edging.

 

So the hull is closed in and I am in the process of scraping, planing with spokeshave and sanding.  

 

Question - Since I started with 1/4" strips the hull seems awfully thin.  Is this normal or did I make a mistake?  Will the epoxy-fiberglass add the needed rigidity and strength?

 

Does anyone have any recommendations on the best fiberglass, epoxy to use?  Materials that will hopefully give a newbie a nice professional finish?  What company would you recommend?

 

Thank you in advance.   

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  • 4 weeks later...

Unless you had to do really excessive sanding to get your boat smooth your 1/4" strips will not be too thin. The cloth on both sides will provide lots of strength. One of the kit and plan providers even recommends 3/16" strips.

   There are lots of suppliers for cloth and epoxy. I have used RAKA on lots of boats with good results.  

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