Recent content by TulsaB

On Saturday I decided that I couldn't wait any longer. I still have a lot of clean up work and sanding to do on the boat but it have it glassed outside and six inches up on the inside already. I still needed to make seats but somehow I knew it was time to hit the water. I cut up a 2x4, turned...

Thanks ZipSnipe! I just wish I hadn't butchered it as much as I did when I put it together. That's okay though, I have everything I need for a second boat except a couple more sheets of that plywood. Oh no, I think I might be hooked.

I am expecting my new batch of epoxy any day now but my boat rack already came in and I couldn't resist trying out the boat for size. The outside is already fiberglassed so I figured it could handle the stress. We did struggle a little coming up with a game plan for how to load it. It isn't...

Thanks! I have obviously done a fine job of hiding the flaws in the photos, sometimes it's good to be a photographer by trade :D I thought the grain was odd also. It was literally the cheapest wood I could get here, at about $70 a sheet with the current exchange rate.

That is true. I was just a little frustrated when I wrote that because I knew how much sanding was in my future. Luckily I got the wife to help me out with that also. :D Thanks for the thoughts!

Thanks Graybeard! I do the epoxy olympics everytime I have to walk down the sides of the boat. My workshop is only 8x19 so I have to dodge many power tools everytime I walk around the boat. I also jumped in with both feet on the epoxy and fiberglass, so I have a freshly epoxied ro sander and...

I apologize in advance for the length of this post but it has been a long time and there has been a lot going on since my last post. I ended up waiting almost two months for my supplies from Raka. As I mentioned earlier in this thread I am stationed in Germany and it normally takes 2-3 weeks...

Thanks again for all of the great input guys. I decided to finally go with 6.5mm exterior Birch. I got a closer look at the 6mm Poplar and it had several voids and the veneer on one side had some serious holes in it. I asked the guy at the woodshop and he said it was typical of the wood he...

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone! I also appreciate all of the experienced opinions and the quick responses. Chuck - After spending a lot of time reading many of the threads in this forum I came to the same conclusion about the UJ Pirogue being a good starter boat. You also confirmed my...

Hello there all, I have been lurking around a bit for the last two weeks. I have been trying to absorb as much information as I can from you fine folks and I have not been disappointed! I am currently stationed in Mannheim, Germany but I have been bitten by the wood boat bug...among other...