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Just sitting here at the computer thinking about a project I did a few years back and thought I'd post some info and photos about it. About 6 years ago I had a weeks vacation to burn and nothing to do. I had been reading on some woodworking projects and stumbled across a canoe project with free plans. I downloaded the plans and read them over several times. If nothing else, they do make good reading! Anyway, I decided to try my hand at building this canoe. I made it out of 2 sheets of (I think 3/8 inch think) plywood. Then came the finish. I thought it was a polyester resin, what you get for doing auto repairs. I was wrong on that part, but seems to have worked fairly well anyway. If I was to do it again, I'd use the correct product, a 2 part epoxy. That hardens up much better, I think.
Anyway, here are some pictures I took of the canoe recently. It is presently down in my basement, having been in the water only 1 time if I remember correctly. If anyone wants a copy of the plans, let me know. I will either send them or give you the link. They are definitely free plans, just download them and print them off. About 25 pages. Like I said, it really does make for some great bedtime reading when it's cold and snowing outside. I have about $150 in the whole thing. Took me much less than 40 hours to build and about 35 of that was the finishing with the resin and painting.
Anyway, here are some pictures I took of the canoe recently. It is presently down in my basement, having been in the water only 1 time if I remember correctly. If anyone wants a copy of the plans, let me know. I will either send them or give you the link. They are definitely free plans, just download them and print them off. About 25 pages. Like I said, it really does make for some great bedtime reading when it's cold and snowing outside. I have about $150 in the whole thing. Took me much less than 40 hours to build and about 35 of that was the finishing with the resin and painting.
