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rg home repair	#1  Posted on 08/21/10 - 9:57 AM
Member Posts: 5 Comments: 0 Joined: 08/21/10	well i need some help .. my son and i have always wanted to build a canoe and well with the same disign as a boston whaler unsinkable so we came up with this idea .. using form and fiberglass mat and 10 % wood frame ...well this is the problem we are having the form is shinking ..the mat is doing fine and well we would like to know if the a kind of form we should have use .. what we did just as our first canoe is use 2'x4x8 from installtion to make a 12"canoe and well it works great but cant leave it out in the sun .. will post pic.s of it soon . well thanks any info would be great [IMG]http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk231/goodspirits33316/GEDC0901.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i281.photobucket.com/albums/kk231/goodspirits33316/ImportedPhotos00191.jpg[/IMG] Edited by rg home repair on 08/21/10 - 10:21 AM
ioptfm	#2  Posted on 08/21/10 - 10:03 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 1533 Comments: 3 Joined: 10/28/06	Can't help you, but it sure sounds like an very interesting project. Would love to see some photos Tom 1979 Sport 15'
rg home repair	#3  Posted on 08/21/10 - 10:26 AM
Member Posts: 5 Comments: 0 Joined: 08/21/10	thankx still a work in progress ... and thinking of building more but need to wortkout this out and find the right matreal to work with ...
LabCab	#4  Posted on 08/21/10 - 9:35 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 100 Comments: 7 Joined: 01/17/09	Are you using epoxy or poly resin? The poly resin is the most common resin available at Home Depot and other places. Poly will melt the foam a bit. The foam should not shrink with epoxy. I like to use West System. My kids have a foam sailboat that we repair with it. And I use it on the Whaler. Looks like a neat project.
rg home repair	#5  Posted on 08/22/10 - 3:09 AM
Member Posts: 5 Comments: 0 Joined: 08/21/10	i use poly resin and mat then the bondoglass over it ..thats dent didnt show uop till i left it out in the sun upside down
kamie	#6  Posted on 08/22/10 - 7:31 AM
Member Personal Page Project Albums Posts: 2975 Comments: 3 Joined: 11/04/05	The standard foam is 2 part foam, usually the 2# although you might want to go with the 3# for the canoe.
rg home repair	#7  Posted on 08/22/10 - 8:52 AM
Member Posts: 5 Comments: 0 Joined: 08/21/10	where would i get #3 form from .. i really love the way this one turn out .. and the next one i really want to do my research ... .. and thankx for the info
Derwd24	#8  Posted on 08/22/10 - 10:52 AM
Member Posts: 1607 Comments: 9 Joined: 05/09/07	Check out some of these places: http://www.jgreer.com/boat-foam.htmt-foam.htm http://www.easternburlap.com/assets/p...ETHANE.pdf http://www.marinefoam.com/handi-foam....type=image http://www.shopmaninc.com/foam.html/foam.html Dave - 1983 Outrage 22
rg home repair	#9  Posted on 08/23/10 - 8:52 PM
Member Posts: 5 Comments: 0 Joined: 08/21/10	thank you that list really help me alot
Karlow	#10  Posted on 08/24/10 - 9:53 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 192 Comments: 0 Joined: 07/20/10	What you need it polyurethane foam. You can buy it in sheets. It comes in different thicknesses and weights lbs/sq-ft. It's very light easy to shape and compatible with polyester resin. It's the same stuff used to make surf boards. Karl