Chenoa 16 build - Splashed

[jacquesmm]

That is a good weight considering you are using meranti and that you glass the whole boat.

[dbcrx]

Sorry, that wasn't very clear was it! I'm not building with meranti, I think it's actually okume I've got. But seeing as I'd glassed it all I was just comparing it to the heavier meranti version from the study plans. It is obviously heavier than the eurolite option on the plans which is listed as 27kg

[Jerry-rigged]

Weight seems good to me. Mine is Meranti, and only glassed with tape at the seams, and is 65lbs. So you only have about 10lbs extra, with an extra 2' of boat. Great job!

[dbcrx]

Sorry, serious lack of updates since xmas. We were back in the UK for xmas until the 11th and was then quite busy at work for a bit, so haven't had that much time on the canoe. But I am still making a bit of progress. The bottom is now faired and primered and I've now filled all the remaining pin holes. There were quite a lot because I've been trying to use as little filler as possible rather than just putting on plenty of lightweight fairing filler. But that's the price you pay for using whatever leftover materials you can get your hands on instead of paying for what you should be using!

[gstanfield]

Nice progress Dave, she's gonna be a good looking craft when you are finished

[dbcrx]

Cheers - and now the outside at least is looking even better!





It's still not quite perfect - I missed a few pin holes, plus on the last coat I somehow got some moisture in the air line despite having two water traps! But it will do for now. I may give it a rub down and recoat once I've done the inside, but will probably just end up leaving it for a while.

P.S. I don't know why, but the gallery seems to be rotating the portrait shots to landscape when I upload them I tried the "crop and rotate" link under the photos when in the gallery but it says I don't have permission!

[gstanfield]

Nice looking canoe Dave

I have no clue about the gallery, I generally host my pictures elsewhere...

[jaygee]

That is one fine looking canoe! Can`t wait to see the rest.
Goodluck
Jaygee

[TRC886]

She's looking great

[JCordray]

HI Dave,

I'm coming on well with my HC14 and will be ready to start the fairing process by the end of the week I hope. As your boat is a similar size, I thought I would ask you a few questions...

What did you use for fairing compound? How much did it take per coat?

Obviously the amount per coat will vary depending on the thickness of the coating. I am running a little low on epoxy and so will need to re-order more for the fairing process - I think. So I am trying to make a little guess at how much I will need.

For fairing, I am guessing I just need to give the epoxy a sanding and then lay on the fairing compound. Are there more steps than that?

Thanks for the help! The paint job looks fantastic!