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Re: Epoxy: Build with epoxy floor paint?
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 3/13/2012, 1:12 am
In Response To: Re: Epoxy: Build with epoxy floor paint? (yellowbelly)

: Hi Bill,
: What sort of construction would you suggest for a canoe like this?
: Cheap, limited workworking skills.
: I fancy having a go at some sort of SOF but worry about how robust
: it would be. Maybe a Geodesic AiroLITE canoe.
: . . . Ben

An easy cheap way is to build it with conventional frame with a plywood skin. Easier if the seams are fiberglass taped but you can use cheap polyester resin and bondo for the filets. People laugh but I've got a dinghy I built this way something like 15 years ago that still looks almost new. Just have to allow it to dry out between uses and needs to be well painted to keep the wood dry.

Bill H.

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Epoxy: Build with epoxy floor paint?
yellowbelly -- 3/10/2012, 8:38 am
Re: Epoxy: Build with epoxy floor paint?
John Abercrombie -- 3/10/2012, 1:29 pm
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John Abercrombie -- 3/10/2012, 2:03 pm
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dave g -- 3/10/2012, 11:00 pm
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John Abercrombie -- 3/11/2012, 1:49 am
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Etienne Muller -- 3/11/2012, 4:48 am
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Bob Johns -- 3/11/2012, 6:54 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 3/11/2012, 5:15 am
Does this guy...
Brian Nystrom -- 3/11/2012, 11:02 am
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 3/11/2012, 11:36 am
Re: Epoxy: Build with epoxy floor paint?
yellowbelly -- 3/11/2012, 1:22 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/12/2012, 3:11 am
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yellowbelly -- 3/12/2012, 9:10 am
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Charles Robinson -- 3/12/2012, 12:36 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/13/2012, 1:12 am
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yellowbelly -- 3/13/2012, 6:54 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 3/13/2012, 1:14 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 3/12/2012, 8:01 pm
Re: Epoxy: Build with epoxy floor paint?
yellowbelly -- 3/13/2012, 6:39 pm