joecool911
Curious about Wooden Canoes
I have a 20' (Outback 200) canoe ready for glass. This is a stripper canoe without the wood stems...Gilpatrick style construction. I have a few questions...
My hull surface is about 64" at the widest point. To avoid confusion, it has a 42" beam but when you add the side height would take 64" wide glass to cover it at the center (I already own the glass). When you go back 24" in either direction the 60" glass will cover the boat completely. My question is how is the best way to glass this boat? I am thinking of a football piece plus two layers of 6 oz.. Seems like to avoid the oil canning that the glass coverage is important in the area of the center of the boat at the gunnels.
Next. We are large people. That is one reason why we chose to build the 20' canoe. I have read about and worry about the bottom flex when standing in the boat. I read Todd Bradshaw's post about partial ribs on the bottom. I am wondering about ordering some white cedar ribs that are intended for use in canvas canoes. Maybe steam bending and adding some ribs to the inside for the standing areas. I am kinda worried about ending the partial ribs and having stress points at their ends. Seems like 3-4 ribs that go clear to the gunnels would be stronger. That way there would be extra support and stress distributed to the entire hull profile. How would I attach them without fasteners? I would not plan on glassing over the ribs.
Are there any non-perminant solutions to the standing and flexing problem...some kind of mat that would distrubute the weight out?
Looking forward to your responses and being part of this community.
My hull surface is about 64" at the widest point. To avoid confusion, it has a 42" beam but when you add the side height would take 64" wide glass to cover it at the center (I already own the glass). When you go back 24" in either direction the 60" glass will cover the boat completely. My question is how is the best way to glass this boat? I am thinking of a football piece plus two layers of 6 oz.. Seems like to avoid the oil canning that the glass coverage is important in the area of the center of the boat at the gunnels.
Next. We are large people. That is one reason why we chose to build the 20' canoe. I have read about and worry about the bottom flex when standing in the boat. I read Todd Bradshaw's post about partial ribs on the bottom. I am wondering about ordering some white cedar ribs that are intended for use in canvas canoes. Maybe steam bending and adding some ribs to the inside for the standing areas. I am kinda worried about ending the partial ribs and having stress points at their ends. Seems like 3-4 ribs that go clear to the gunnels would be stronger. That way there would be extra support and stress distributed to the entire hull profile. How would I attach them without fasteners? I would not plan on glassing over the ribs.
Are there any non-perminant solutions to the standing and flexing problem...some kind of mat that would distrubute the weight out?
Looking forward to your responses and being part of this community.