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Scotty's Canoe: September 2014

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Monday, September 1, 2014. Internal Fitout - Initial Stages. It was another stunning today, and so I enjoyed working on the canoe all afternoon. It was pretty productive too. First I uncovered the hull and clamped the cradles from the sold strong back, onto the sawhorses. It was so good to see the hull sitting right way up again. Then I checked out my newly epoxied bulkheads. They turned out great and seem to fit fine. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Hawaiian Outrigger Canoe - Ulua. Http:...

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Scotty's Canoe: March 2015

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Sunday, March 22, 2015. Hilarious Steaming Attempt and Another Slight Pause. I've had a little fiddle here and there with the canoe over the last couple months, with no spectacular results achieved (usual heat, bad weather and sometimes just sheer bloody laziness having accounted the bulk of my time so far). Yeah, well, so did I, but hope sprang eternal and I decided to press on regardless just in case it actually worked. If you can't see it yet, you soon will…. Here's a shot of the components:. With a s...

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Scotty's Canoe: July 2010

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Tuesday, July 6, 2010. Waiting to Fiber Glass. Just been messing around with odd jobs whilst waiting for a decent weather window to fiber glass the outside of the hull. The photos below show my experiment with the filleting powder, using the first (failed) test panel. It worked out really well, the fillets are rock hard. Conscious of time slipping by, I decided to measure out and cut the fiber glass cloth and peel ply in readiness for the actual act of glassing (one day). Here's the peel ply. Constructio...

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Scotty's Canoe: August 2014

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Sunday, August 31, 2014. The weather has thwarted me at almost every turn over the last couple of weeks, but I have managed to make at least some progress. As mentioned, I'd bought my inspection ports and bungs for the watertight bulkheads and so now I worked on getting them fitted. It was a simple matter to draw around the openings, and then I used a hole saw to get things started. Should provide a better landing edge for the deck now too. Tomorrow is supposed to be fine, so I'm looking forward to getti...

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Scotty's Canoe: More Internal Clean Up & Decks

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Sunday, December 21, 2014. More Internal Clean Up and Decks. Well, it's been another productive month, despite the pre-Christmas preparations, crap weather and various other distractions. I'm happy to say that my goal of getting the canoe completed to fill/fairing stage before Christamas is almost on track. Here's a quick run-down on the fun and games so far:. A bit tight in places but all seems good now. Then I climbed underneath our house and dragged out the last of my cut and edged red cedar strips, w...

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Scotty's Canoe: January 2011

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Thursday, January 27, 2011. Interior Glass at Last. Last weekend I continued as planned by giving the interior a final sand, vacuum and wipe down. Satisfied that I had as perfect a surface as possible, I happily threw myself at laminating the first strip amidships. I was pretty confident, since the test panel had turned out brilliantly. Score, Me:1 - Glass Cloth: nil). Score, 1 - all). This time I was much more successful. This is more like it, although I still loath fiber-glassing. Links to this post.

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Scotty's Canoe: December 2011

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Friday, December 30, 2011. Time to wrestle the monster. Ok So ignoring it isn't getting the job done. I keep taking furtive peeks down the backyard, but everything still looks exactly the same. It seems that the 'helpful elves' thing is a crock of shit after all. Apparently I'm the 'only' person who can make something happen. Yeah, I get it. A couple of days ago, I uncovered the old girl and gave her a good clean out. Everything seems the same as when I covered her up last February. It seems that those l...

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Scotty's Canoe: October 2010

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Sunday, October 24, 2010. It won't be so long between posts from now on. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Hawaiian Outrigger Canoe - Ulua. Length Overall 17' 9" (5400mm). Hull Width 18" (470mm). Overall Width 6' 7" (2000mm). Draft 8" (200mm) at 400 lb (182kg). Hull Weight 64 lb (29 kg). Weight Fully Rigged 122 lb (55 kg). Sail Area 65 sq ft (6 sq mtr). Construction Method Strip-Planked Composite. My other blog about the restoration of 'Sentina', a classic 26' English yacht.

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Scotty's Canoe: February 2011

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Wednesday, February 23, 2011. First up, I want to apologise for the lack of posts here. I know how annoying it can be when you have an occasional look at a blog and there's been no action for a while. Poor old thing is sitting out there under the tarps again. The build has been on the back burner since February, due to overwhelming work/family/study commitments, but I hope to resume work on her shortly. Anyway, if you come back for another look in a few weeks, hopefully you will see a bit more progress.

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Scotty's Canoe: June 2010

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Sunday, June 20, 2010. More 80 grit Sanding. What a machine. It worked so much quicker and left a much nicer finish, even using the same 80 grit paper. In no time at all, I'd finished the last quarter of the boat and gone right back over the rest again to clean it all up just that bit more. She's now been sanded back as far as I dare with this grit and I'm loving the grain that's been revealed. Links to this post. Labels: More 80 grit Sanding. Thursday, June 17, 2010. Second Sanding at 80 grit. First up,...