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    Stain before epoxy?

    As long as I use a water based stain I can epoxy over it right? Sorry if I asked this or it has been covered before. Couldn't find it in a search.
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    Stickers and such?

    After building a boat that I felt had to be painted,I plan on varnishing the next one. My question is,can I put stickers/decals on the boat and epoxy over them? I want to put the Jem logo and my name on it but I want it to be in the epoxy and not on it. Is that do-able?
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    Am I too fat?

    ...for a Freedom 15? :D I am still young and pretty athletic for my size, but at 275#, am I too big for a Freedom 15? I am thinking about putting one together before the Chokoloskee Paddle-In. I just don't want to waste my time if I am just going to sink it. :shock:
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    Pirogue almost done

    My boat is almost done. I just have to finish up some sanding and paint/varnish. Now when I began this project I just figured I would paint the whole thing so I paid little attention to the fillets and little details. Now that it is almost done I am seeing where it isn't alll that bad and I...
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    Kevlar???

    OK so I bought some kevlar to wrap the ends of my pirogue to protect it from all the oysters in the area I frequent. The problem is I can't cut it! It's like this stuff is bulletproof. :D So what do I do to cut it? :? Hope the kevlar was a good idea anyway???
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    Ventilation???

    If I enclose an area of my boat,do I have to ventilate it if I fill it with foam?
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    Gettin' started for the first time!

    Well I have jumped in with both feet. :shock: I recieved my Uncle John's kit a few days ago and got started yesterday. I ordered my stuff from Raka yesterday 10/3 at lunch and it was at my house waiting when I got home today 10/4 from work. :shock: DANG!! So far I only have the plywood...
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    What do I need?

    I want to order the materials I will need to build my boat but I am not quite sure how much of what to buy. epoxy-how much Fiberglass cloth-size/weight?? Should I just call Raka? Will they know what I need for a pirogue? I feel stupid asking such a question that is probably very...