Steven Hanton
Curious about Wooden Canoes
Hello
I'm new to the forum, so to introduce myself, my name is Steven Hanton and I have started to build Wood and Canvas canoes in Scotland - currently trying to build up a company -www.canvascanoes.co.uk.
This is a blister issue, but I have searched the forums for a specific answer and can't find one. My problem is not with paint or filler blisters, but with the canvas lifting from the hull and creating air spaces between the canvas and the hull. There is no cracking, or cosmetic blisters in the paint or filler. This only seems to happen near the stems (where the canvasing is done by hand after freeing from the envelope). These bubbles have appeared only in one boat and only after the final paint job. A clue may be that we took the boat to a show in which the boat sat in a warm room for two days, where the blisters developed. When we took it back to the shop, the blisters improved considerably, but still remain visible. I suspect a filler drying issue, but I would love to hear of similar tales?
Thanks,
Steven
I'm new to the forum, so to introduce myself, my name is Steven Hanton and I have started to build Wood and Canvas canoes in Scotland - currently trying to build up a company -www.canvascanoes.co.uk.
This is a blister issue, but I have searched the forums for a specific answer and can't find one. My problem is not with paint or filler blisters, but with the canvas lifting from the hull and creating air spaces between the canvas and the hull. There is no cracking, or cosmetic blisters in the paint or filler. This only seems to happen near the stems (where the canvasing is done by hand after freeing from the envelope). These bubbles have appeared only in one boat and only after the final paint job. A clue may be that we took the boat to a show in which the boat sat in a warm room for two days, where the blisters developed. When we took it back to the shop, the blisters improved considerably, but still remain visible. I suspect a filler drying issue, but I would love to hear of similar tales?
Thanks,
Steven