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Re: Pygmy Bow & Stern
By:Mike
Date: 6/12/2000, 2:55 am
In Response To: Pygmy Bow & Stern (Rick)

: I got all the stiches out of the hull The seams are filled with epoxy. Do I
: add a build up of epoxy and wood flour and round off the bow and and stern
: then glass the hull, or do I just round off the plywood and glass the
: hull? Thanks for all the good info I got into building a kayak so I could
: get a light boat and now find I like to build as much as paddle. Now for
: the next one nice wood, strip built, Heck I might like next winter!

Don't sand the wood. Build up the edge with a epoxy and wood flour mixture. I just did this on my coho and it works very well. You can fili and then sand the filler. Good luck

Messages In This Thread

Pygmy Bow & Stern
Rick -- 6/12/2000, 1:11 am
Re: Pygmy Bow & Stern
Don Bobzien -- 6/12/2000, 9:54 am
Re: Pygmy Bow & Stern
Rick -- 6/12/2000, 4:53 pm
Re: Pygmy Bow & Stern
Mike -- 6/12/2000, 2:55 am