Comments on: home made plywood canoe

By: outdoorguy14

outdoorguy14 — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:50:02 +0000

well you probably …
well you probably live in U.S but i dont and Canada doesn’t have as good stuff in stores and stuff but il try home depot or homehardware.

By: chowchila

chowchila — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:50:02 +0000

I bought it at a …
I bought it at a specialty store in Dublin, CA where they sell marine epoxy and fiber glass tape. Maybe you can get it if they sell signs and plastics. I was having a hard time looking for them until I asked a guy from Home Depot. Online too, but you have to pay shipping.

By: outdoorguy14

outdoorguy14 — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:50:02 +0000

where do you get …
where do you get polyester resin or fiber glass tape to stick it together beacause i have a plan to make one out of just 3 sheets of plywwod and need something to stick em together

By: jclohesy

jclohesy — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:50:02 +0000

Building your own …
Building your own canoe is great fun, so much more fun than simply buying one.. I think everyone has a canoe inside them waiting to come out.. do a search for “Birchcanoes” on Youtube for some of the canoes we build ( in 3 days start to finish).. John

By: chowchila

chowchila — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:50:02 +0000

Thank you.
Thank you.

By: chowchila

chowchila — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:50:02 +0000

1 Gallon for the …
1 Gallon for the epoxy and half a gallon for the hardener. Yes, you can install a seat on the floor. Check my part 2 movie.

By: chowchila

chowchila — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:50:02 +0000

Thank you.
Thank you.

By: dragonfitter

dragonfitter — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:50:02 +0000

i have not seen …
i have not seen such a beautiful craft sinch the launch of the titanic

By: paulwolf18

paulwolf18 — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:50:02 +0000

Nice one. I have …
Nice one. I have been thinking about putting one of them together for a while, I have all the tack not sure I bought enough resin – how much resin/hardener did you use? is it possible to install a seat of some kind off the floor?

By: chowchila

chowchila — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:50:02 +0000

yes, I put the …
yes, I put the sides together with a fiber glass tape with marine epoxy. go to bateau. com. they have a free plan for this boat. some of the techniques i learned it along the way. good luck.