Ian mcgrath cedar strip canoe

Chieveley, Berks, England, Capall Bann Pub. Greenwich, Conn, Modern mechanix Pub. Here's an old link also on the Bear Mountain website. Up-to-date designs for motor and sail craft, complete with building instructions, specifications Kingston, Wash, Dixon-Price Pub. American Boat and Yacht Council.

Just wanted to say congratulations on being a finalists in the Great Outdoors Contest! There're still a few nasty bubbles that I'll have to grind down and recoat, though. I'm not using bead and cove, in my mind it's an extra step that's not nessasary, I just butt the strips together with Gorilla Glue and move along to the next strip. It took Peter a while to determine the most efficient way of smoothing the outside of the canoe. A long thin strip of wood held against the edge of the forms and slid up and down along the hull can also help to identify forms that need correction.

Thread Tools Show Printable Version. I had usually rented Kevlar canoes from a local outfitter but I thought I would enjoy the challenge and satisfaction of building my own boat and using it to make a trip. This is absolutely beautiful! There is an interesting place to visit in Peterborough Ontario called the Canadian Canoe Museum, if you ever travel to that part of our continent.

Full-Sized Plans and Instructions for Eight Easy-to-Build, Field Tested Canoes Paperback. Building outrigger sailing canoes: A brief description of steam machinery for building boats. Build your own boat: London, Adlard Coles Nautical. Modern wooden yacht construction: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, c