The Six Hour Canoe
Part 2
The panel came off the vacuum table and the laminations were bonded together pretty nicely. The door skins are 3 ply each so all together there will be 6 plies in the bottom and sides. The total thickness of the lamination is .230" so the skin will be a slightly less in thickness than 1/4 inch plywood. Mahogany is a little lighter so the overall boat weight ought to be pretty good.
Step #6
The side panels have been cut which is pretty simple since they're straight parallel cuts. The cuts were made using a Skilsaw with a guide clamped to the panel. The end cuts are made using the stems for guides. 
Step #7
The whole assembly has been clamped together and rib locations have been marked in pencil. This thing is already starting to look like a boat
Step #8
The stems and sides had been drilled and screwed together before placing the ribs. A batch of epoxy has been mixed using slow hardener (weather prediction was for 100 plus temps) some milled fiberglass glass was added. The screws were removed and the parts coated with epoxy and screwed put back together. The screws will be removed and the holes will be filled later.
Step #9
Next the middle rib was removed and coated with epoxy. Using the pencil guidelines the rib was reinstalled and clamped. No screws have been used here
Step #10
The intermediate ribs are not going to be equidistant from the ends of the boat. The rib in the stern (Is there a stern on a double ender?) is going to be displaced rearward slightly. Hopefully, it will help to trim the boat a little better when only one person is aboard. The factory bevels on the ribs worked out nicely and there is no gap at the glue joint.
Step #11
OK, here it is. All glued up. Now, it's a matter of waiting for the epoxy to set up. That's as much fun as watching paint dry. Next step will be to install the bottom.
This update was done 7/23/2001

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