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Greetings, I was recently given a 16' wood canvas Chestnut canoe. The canvas is shot, the gunwhales need to be replaced but otherwise is in not too bad of shape. Can anybody point me in the right...
Hello Can someone help to fine good place for wood strips arround Ottawa? Thank you
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I invite you to see a 'wood epoxy' canoe designed and constructed in Poland. www.kanu.pl/journal02/adventurer/adventurer.html
I have been searching in Southern California for lumber to build a strip built kayak. My choices so far are Alder, Poplar, Honduras Mahogany. No sure any of these will work. Any help? Poplar is the ch...
Lee Valley has instructions and tools for steam bending wood including plans for a steam box, and neat jigs and pully systems to bend the wood.
Hi, Is the canoe, Aluminum, Wood, lastic, Fibreglas? This would help, to know. If it is wood, you may goto www.Wcha.org and ask, in their Forum.
Or you can research the Search Engines, like ww...
Old time canvas and wood canoes (and some newer ones) have done the double strip. They have wooden spacers in between the strips at frequent intervals. It can look pretty darn good. The strips are usu...
You might want to consider using wood strip technology similar to that used to make wood strip canoes. Here's a link to photos of my most recently built wanigan. http://www.flickr .com/photos/9...
I think that the kind of people who generally like wood canoes and build them (the only way to get one comparatively cheaply) tend to be perfectionists and love the looks of the wood and take very goo...
I don't know where you live but finding wood could be a problem. I'm planning on building a tandem myself and finding wood has been a bit of a problem. I have a source now but I'm still...
A block of wood & two bolts!
Paint it or varethane it for longer life.
Selling 'Rockwood Outfitters' Kevlar Canoe Red 16 foot Prospector Super-Lite Kevlar, about 40 lbs Web seats Cherry wood yoke Wood gunwales Brass hardware Two years old Barely a scratch, no r...
Here in Nothern VA there are a couple of sources.
I remember a woodworking/turning friend mentioning he gets wood from these folks. they list red cedar. http://www.freestatetimbers.com/
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We built a rack out of scrap wood and pipe.check out my blog its the first two pics on the random island trip.
http://crosscanadakayak.blogspot.com/
Well, no doubt, (touch wood) this week can only be better :-) Glad you're both ok, and you are back paddling!
Copper You think a 17' would be a better starter? It will be easier to find wood for than 20'
DO you still have the wood canvas canoe for sale? If so please call me at 706-260-6954.
Thank You
Look www.kayacano.ca wood and epoxid tandem kayak
Yes, I've done that before. It was a long time ago though. I recall little more than a piece of wood on the inside of the canoe to mount it and it worked great.
...ther and milled my own cedar. A friend had a 80' red cedar go down in a wind storm and offered the wood. As I already had the shop tools I only needed some way to mill the cedar. I was able to bu...
I just purchased a birch wood kayak. It is 17' and weighs approx. 40lbs. It has been refinished unfortunately with paint instead of poly. Is there anyway to find out who made it, or what it may b...
I've got a Swift Dumoine for sale, Cherry and Ash wood trim, kevlar skid plates. The canoe has been used, but still has lots of mileage left, and still looks good. Anyone interested, please e-mai...
I am trying to establish the age ( vintage)of my wood and canvas canoe. The plate information indicates a Peterborough craft model 44 serial 99488. It is 16 ft with !/2 round oak ribs and cedarstrip p...
I KNOW I HAD TROUBLE WITH MY LEGS GOING TO SLEEP IN MY CLC WOOD WEST RIVER 18 SEA KAYAK-UNTIL I PUT A AIR CUSHION UNDER MY THIGHS-MADE BY SEAL -THAT SOLVED IT- MAYBE YOU MIGHT TRY THAT-OR MODIFY THE F...
... I have to buy whatever it is I need without actually trying or seeing it. I am now looking at buying a wood laminate paddle - either the gray owl voyager or Sugar Island. I was wondering if anyone w...
Ideally you'll have a mount, but all you really need is something like a flatish piece of wood on each side of the canoe and you can screw the motor right on to that. Check it fairly often to mak...
Is The boat a wood boat? If so you will want to make sure it is dry in that area !!Very Dry!!! Then sand and use a small amount of clear epoxy. As for the finish a good sanding and a good coat of mari...
...skoka. The boat I am getting is the same as the picture in the link below except that I will be getting wood trim and Kevlar layup. http://www.langfordcanoe.com/canoes/asymmetrical/
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