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Thanks Mick & Jack. To all those that follow and are worrying about this step I say don't worry, it's not that bad. Slow down, Start in the middle of the bottom, drizzle it on, work it in and pull off the excess. The biggest tip I can offer on the sides is to start at the middle top, working...

It's been quite a while since I worked on the boat, but I finally made time to lay the glass cloth on the outside today. I did it in one piece, and initially it was a bit nerve wracking. Once I got into it though, it all was good. I used only a soft plastic "bondo" squegee, and it worked...

Yes, the ice is coming off and the some larger lakes are opening up. I talked to a couple of guys ice fishing at a pond up the road and they told me yesterday there are still 19 inches of ice! The larger bodies break up much sooner due to wind, and/or current. I finished sealing the...

Steve, I'm reading this post in preparation for beginning to lay cloth on the outside of my pirogue. So come on, where are the pictures? Let's have a looksee! VTFogg

Why lookey here, the seams are filleted! http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s283 ... -14-07.jpg Onward! - VTFogg

I mixed 3 ounces this evening with lots of maple flour. My fillets are not very wide, and this amount filled about 11 feet of seam. I'll finish the fillets on Saturday and seal the rest of the wood on the inside too. Then it's time to seal the bottom, sand the drips off of the sides and start...

Hello all, I'm ready to get back on the horse and start my fillets. The boat is 16'. Can anyone tell me how much epoxy I will likely need to make to fillet the seams including the front and back of the ribs? Actually, I'm thinking about doing this in stages to avoid making too large of a...

Hmmm, ya think I can put away some of those paint cans, and bottles now?

The bottom is finally on, trimmed, and fully sanded! http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s283 ... -07002.jpg Guys, this really took a lot of time, fine tuning, and "plan b". Most of my problems were rooted in my luan plywood which from the start had an excessive curl to them. When I butt...

Hello Spikec. I saw your post that you used a router to do this. I have one that my father in law had hanging around, but I have never used it. To tell you the truth I'm not even sure if it has any bits, and it scares me to think of using it the first time on the boat. One wrong move and...

I glued the front half of the bottom to the boat this morning. Following our poor first attempt, I had to tightly strap the bottom to eliminate the gaps between the bottom and the sides. This did the trick except for a couple of very small gaps near the stem and the ribs...

Spikec, don't worry too much - I'm still trying to get my bottom on! :?

No Chuck, I don't need to mess it up any more than we did. It's attached nicely at the ribs, the stem/stern, and from the stem to the first rib on one end (both sides). The rest of the sides are still not attached. The only damage is just lots of epoxy has dripped all over from the rather...

My 11 year old son Matt, and I attached the bottom last night. I'll tell you what we did if you promise to never do it! We fitted the rough cut bottom with a 1" overlap, and secured it with screws in the ribs and ends. Then we penciled lines where the sides met the bottom on the inside and...

Congratulations Mick, it's gorgeous! VTFogg

I rough cut the bottom tonight leaving a couple of inches extra around the entire boat: http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s283 ... -07001.jpg My stem and stern extend below the sides, and I believe this is correct so that the tip of the bottom will but up against the stem. You can see...

Steve, I know what you mean about snow and cold. Here's the view out my back window today: http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s283/VTFogg/Snow.jpg We got 20" on new snow since Friday, and temps are supposed to drop to 5 below tonight. It'll be a while before anything thaws enough for...

Hi Stevesteve, I still have to tweak it a bit. Looking at it, the left side is going to be fine, but the right side seems to be because the two pieces were not but jointed properly and now there is a permanent angle between the pieces. I'll work at it a bit more and then just live with it...

Fixing the sides I tried to fix this by clamping a rail at the bottom, but it didn't work with the thin (1/4") trim I had. So I took some scrap luan pieces approximately 10" square, drilled a hole in each corner and routed fishing line through and around to the other side. Then spun the line...

Okay, now I'm worried. I saw Scooter's post about wavy bottom edge, and decided that mine was a different issue. Not a "wave", but rather the bottom pinches in at the butt joint which is where the center rib is attached. You can clearly see it here: http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s283...