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Canoe rebuilt with Epoxy
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Susan" wrote: Came across a 30-40 year old canvas and cedar canoe which maybe beyond particle professional restoration. Any advice the option of stripping off the canvas and covering with epoxy? Would only resin be enough? Would cloth be necessary? Dino I've done it both ways (re-canvas and epoxy+fiberglass); it required quite a bit more time, skill and materials to recanvas, but I believe it is The Right Thing To Do. I've always felt bad about *******izing an 18 ft Old Town square stern with the glass-plus-epoxy - I didn't really improve it any, more of a 'quick fix' really. Compared to the 16 ft 1941 Old Town HW with sponsons which I rebuilt using canvas, filler and paint- it took me longer, but I am happier with the finished result. Also, it was more pleasant working with the canvas materials than the epoxy - fiberglassing is more like auto body repair than boat building. Epoxy+glass (and YES, you WILL need the glass!) works best when the wood is completely encapsulated - not practical when the interior of the boat has a bunch of ribs. Since both boats have been used very little and are stored under cover, I can't really say which method is more durable. Too bad they don't belong to me - I'd test them out. To help you decide if you want to try recanvassing, read 'The Wood & Canvas Canoe' by Jerry Stelmok and Robin Thurlow - the last part is about restoration. Don't forget - the hull is only half the job: steam bending new ribs, replacing broken planking, rotten decks and 'wales, scraping and revarnishing the interior - these chores will likely take longer than redoing the hull exterior. My first (and last!) canvas restoration required 314 hours of my time (the sponsons added some complexity over a normal job). I spent about $600 on materials, including new decks, stems, 9 ribs, and 10 half ribs purchased from Old Town. With the same amount of time and materials I can build a VERY nice brand new cedar stripper - true it won't be an antique Old Town - but can you really say it's an antique Old Town after you've epoxied one? So my advice is: EITHER restore the Old Town using canvas, OR build a new stripper from scratch. To see a cedar strip canoe I built, you can look at the pictures on my auction at: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3617885338 (auction ends 7/22) -- Gary Wright Springfield MO ______________________________________ |
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Canoe rebuilt with Epoxy
The Right Thing To Do.
Hard to argue. My first (and last!) canvas restoration required 314 hours of my time (the sponsons added some complexity over a normal job). I spent about $600 on materials, including new decks, stems, 9 ribs, and 10 half ribs purchased from Old Town. I am hoping to have a professional do it for about $600 US or $1,000 Cdn. I'd rather be paddling than puddering. To see a cedar strip canoe I built, you can look at the pictures on my auction at: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3617885338 Nice detail!! I suspect even my profession builder will no be doing that kind of work! Regards. Dino |
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Canoe rebuilt with Epoxy
Dino,
I am hoping to have a professional do it for about $600 US or $1,000 Cdn. Yeah, I thought that sounded about right, too, BEFORE I did the job. I charged $1000(US), minus $600 for materials, divided by 314 hours - I made $1.27 per hour on that job. Hope your 'professional' doesn't see this. I'd rather be paddling than puddering. That's why it was my last restoration. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3617885338 Nice detail!! I suspect even my profession builder will no be doing that kind of work! It's interesting that in modern useage 'professional' craftsmanship is generally considered to be superior to 'amature' - yet only amatures can afford to put the time into a project that results in wages of $1.27 per hour. I am astounded to pay $40-60-80 per hour shop rates to have a 'professional' repair my lawn mower, plumbing, or automobile. I wonder what professional boat builders, who have equivalent skills and similar investment in tools make? If I had charged $40 per hour to restore the Old Town, the bottom line would have been $13,160 (including materials at cost - most places add some profit margins to their parts). I guess I should think about going pro. -- Gary Wright Springfield, MO _________________________________ In article , "Dino &/or Susan" wrote: The Right Thing To Do. Hard to argue. My first (and last!) canvas restoration required 314 hours of my time (the sponsons added some complexity over a normal job). I spent about $600 on materials, including new decks, stems, 9 ribs, and 10 half ribs purchased from Old Town. I am hoping to have a professional do it for about $600 US or $1,000 Cdn. I'd rather be paddling than puddering. To see a cedar strip canoe I built, you can look at the pictures on my auction at: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3617885338 Nice detail!! I suspect even my profession builder will no be doing that kind of work! Regards. Dino |
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