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Here's the Bow stem
being glued (epoxied) in place. I had to create a dado for the stem to
fit into on the area below the waterline (top in the picture.) Further
towards the bow, the stem was simply glued to the ends of the strips as
the width of the boat at the ends of the strips was norrower than the
outer stem.
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Here's a better
close up showing the stem where it sits in the dado. You can see in the
left side of the picture where the stem sinks into the hull slightly.
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Here's the stern
stem fully faired into the hull. You end up sanding and planing away a
good portion of the material for the stem. Probably 60-70 percent of
the wood is gone, if not more.
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Here's the hull
with the stems faired in and the hull planing and sanding underway.
Lots of work. Buy good sandpaper, it is WELL worth it.
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Here, the hull has
been sanded and is now wet down. The wetdown raises any compressed
fibers before a final sanding. This prevents wood fibers from standing
up when they become saturated with resin. It also minimizes any
blotchyness due to variations in surface finish.
This picture shows how the colors will appear (pretty close) when it is
finished.
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The canoe has the
first coat of Epoxy on it. Much different than what the wet canoe
looked like. It was a bit of work and I had to work quickly. Putting
the glass on is going to be a lot of work and require a few hands to do
right.
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