Building a skin on frame canoe

nokiatom

Great job, well done.

fergal.b

Well done you she is lovely, when she is not on the water she will make a stunning light shade or wall hanging 😉

WildWater

Well done, super job.

Get yourself some buoyancy bags!

Bogwoppit

I have a couple of ideas for additional buoyancy but want to see what it’s like to sit inside and paddle first.

They’re some inbuilt buoyancy at the stern and stem but it’s the bare minimum.

fergal.b

😁 maybe I should look into it 🤔

Bogwoppit

I have a suspicion that your current renovation may incorporate a little extra Beyoncé this time round!

kiwipaul

Looks great.I commented back in March and have just put the skin on today.I'm going to go with Lloyd's polyester resin and a blue topcoat.Hope I'm making the right decision.I don't know much about how these boards work and was going to post photos of my build.Seems like there are an awful lot of boat builds on here.Would there be any way of linking ours so that people looking for skin on frame construction would easily find both our builds?

Bogwoppit

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120745103#Comment_120745103

No idea on the technicalities of boards to be honest, I’m at the limit of my abilities just keeping my own thread going!

I’d love to see how you got on with the build.

Unless you’re planning to try paint the inside (next to impossible to get right) then you’ll end up with a very different look inside to outside.

The common method is to dye the cloth before sealing. Does t seem too complicated from what I’ve seen, if I was going for a coloured skin I’d probably dye first, seal it as before and then do a topcoat for the exterior colour.

the beer revolu

Why not just add to this thread with your build?

fergal.b

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120745103#Comment_120745103

As you only have 3 posts you probably can't posts photos yet but if you like you can message them to me and I will put them up for you 😉

Bogwoppit

Absolutely, post them here if you wish, either through Fergal or I.

kiwipaul

Hello again.Got a question about stretching the nylon..After putting it on,it was pretty tight,and when I went out the next morning ,it was drum tight.Is that temperature,humidity,etc.?Anyway,I'm very spooked about putting an iron on it.Is it necessary?.Do you have any tips,things to watch oot for?Did you use a steam iron etc.Thanks in advance.

Bogwoppit

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120748820#Comment_120748820

I’d say humidity is definitely a factor.

What are you using for the skin? I used 12.5 ounce cloth and there’s no risk of burning through once it’s wet. Steam iron on full setting, 7.5 ounce cloth I think you drop the iron down to 2 dots.

Don’t bother trying to use the steam from the iron, just spray or sponge it with plenty of water.

https://youtu.be/WBeuU2IYuCg

It really is pretty easy to be honest.

kiwipaul

Just about got my Indian Creek river canoe ready for the water.Thought I'd try to post some pictures here to see if,as a new member,they would go through.If so I'll get a build log together and post it with photos.

fergal.b

Very nice 👌 👍

Bogwoppit

That’s smashing, well done.

nokiatom

Beautiful work, well done

Bogwoppit

I had the official launch at the weekend on the local canal, I wanted to give the the Men’s shed the opportunity to come along hence the wait.

It’s a lot faster than I expected and it tracks very straight, the trade off being that it’s slow to turn when there’s 2 paddlers. With one paddler sitting in the middle it’s a lot easier to turn but prone to weathercock a bit.

Based on the weight of the paddlers and how it behaved I’d say it could handily take up to 250kg.

Stability with 2 paddlers is really excellent, less so with 1 so I’ll have some ballast if I’m paddling solo.

Overall I’m absolutely delighted with how it’s turned out.

fergal.b

Congratulations she looks great on the water, nice touch with the mens shed.👏👏👏👏

nokiatom

Looks great, well done

kiwipaul

Looks great.

WildWater

Looks great. Fair play and happy paddling.

Bogwoppit

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Bogwoppit

12k adventure today, managed to get it done in just under 2hrs, quicker than we expected.

She’s fairly quick but seems to have a speed limit, you can waste a lot of energy trying to go faster with little effect.

Really is a pleasure to paddle and you can keep it at cruising speed for a long time without getting tired.

the beer revolu

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121122797#Comment_121122797

Yup, once you reach the hull speed (which is a factor of its length) it will take big energy to make it go faster.

Bogwoppit

@kiwipaul

I see your boat is up for sale, funding a new project I hope!

kiwipaul

New project as in trying to raise cash to pay the stamp duty on a cottage for my wife and I.Fingers crossed!!

Bogwoppit

Best of luck with it, someone is going to get great value out of that boat.