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Photo Gallery: Building a canoe : 1
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New Year's Day 2006 - first strip is on!


Slowly working up the topsides

And around the bilge...


Planked up to the centreline on one side, before...
...and after trimming the strips back.

The hull planked...

The stems glued on

and 300 nail holes filled with 2mm dowel - actually quite a theraputic job!
The Hull sanded ready for its sealer coat of epoxy

Sealer coat applied, ready for the...

Fibreglass cloth.

The inside ready to be sanded - probably the worst job in the entire build!
Inside sealed with epoxy and waiting for the fibreglass.

Gluing on the gunwhales required only a few clamps!
The Aft deck - a bit of a nightmare to get all the parts to fit, but the decks ended up looking great

First seat frame made and caned
Inside painted, gunwhales and hull varnished.

20th Sept 2006 - The finished item - stern seat, yoke, and bow slider seat installed... she's ready for launching!

Next Page - launching it!

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