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Cedar Stripping - Building a 15' Ranger Cedar Strip Canoe: March 2007
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Cedar Stripping - Building a 15' Ranger Cedar Strip Canoe. Tuesday, March 20, 2007. I spent a good part of Saturday doing a final sand of 120 grit on the entire hull. I found a couple of small places I still need to fill. I also need to dry fit the brass stem bands and seal the stems with one last coat of epoxy. Then it is time to varinish! Monday, March 12, 2007. 38) Sand, Plug, Fill - Repeat. 37) Last Dry Fit. This weekend I dry fitted the seats and got my first glimpse of the finished canoe. Ahh, more...
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Cedar Stripping - Building a 15' Ranger Cedar Strip Canoe: 50) Portage Cart
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Cedar Stripping - Building a 15' Ranger Cedar Strip Canoe. Wednesday, March 26, 2008. Here is an overall look, note stand that will help single hand loading. This is a close-up of the wheel showing the wingnuts holding them on. I set everything up so it could be disassembled for stashing in the canoe or in the bushes (maybe I will hit it with a camo paint job! April 13, 2008 at 2:52 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Peter shows his woodworing skills on a 23' Devlin sloop.
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Cedar Stripping - Building a 15' Ranger Cedar Strip Canoe: 46) Holy Crap! I'm Done!
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Cedar Stripping - Building a 15' Ranger Cedar Strip Canoe. Wednesday, May 9, 2007. Well, I just realized that there is nothing left to do. I am done! I feel kind of wierd, I actually looked forward to taking a mental break to work on the boat. What am I going to do now? What is Matt going to do with all of the garage space? May 10, 2007 at 12:12 PM. May 10, 2007 at 12:14 PM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). 44) Final Varnish Touch Up. 45) Brass Stem Bands. 47) Splashed - Ichetucknee River. Evan's Blog...
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Cedar Stripping - Building a 15' Ranger Cedar Strip Canoe: 45) Brass Stem Bands
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Cedar Stripping - Building a 15' Ranger Cedar Strip Canoe. Wednesday, May 9, 2007. 45) Brass Stem Bands. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). As you may notice, I do not update here frequently. The purpose of this blog was to provide a step by step log of my build of a 15 foot cedar strip canoe, I am done building and I am now adventuring. For everyone who asked while I was building. yes it floats, if you are building, yours will too! 44) Final Varnish Touch Up. 45) Brass Stem Bands.
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Cedar Stripping - Building a 15' Ranger Cedar Strip Canoe: June 2007
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Cedar Stripping - Building a 15' Ranger Cedar Strip Canoe. Tuesday, June 26, 2007. Here are some pics. A tree in the river. Cormorants in a tree. Here is my birthday gift from Erin, a Eagles Nest Outfitters hammock. thanks sweetie. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). 160;When I was looking for info and guidance on building my boat, the web was an immensely helpful resource, this is my way of paying it forward. Thank you for all of the kind comments, Enjoy! View my complete profile.
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Cedar Stripping - Building a 15' Ranger Cedar Strip Canoe: May 2007
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Cedar Stripping - Building a 15' Ranger Cedar Strip Canoe. Saturday, May 12, 2007. 47) Splashed - Ichetucknee River. Here is the canoe on my Jeep. Erin proves that there are no leaks. The beautiful Ichetucknee - the haze in the air is not fog, it is from one of the two hundred wildfires currently burning in the state. Wednesday, May 9, 2007. Well, I just realized that there is nothing left to do. I am done! What is Matt going to do with all of the garage space? 45) Brass Stem Bands. Tuesday, May 8, 2007.
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Cedar Stripping - Building a 15' Ranger Cedar Strip Canoe: February 2007
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Cedar Stripping - Building a 15' Ranger Cedar Strip Canoe. Monday, February 26, 2007. It was such a simple process, but I am really pleased with the results. Sunday, February 25, 2007. 28) Glasing the Inside. Here is the layup crew. This has to be my favorite picture (thanks Matt), the glass changing from white to clear as we wet it out. 27) Preparing to Glass the Inside. Matt goes for a paddle. 26) Seats and Thwart Started. 25) Wood for Trim. Half-round strip of brass (I am not 100% sure I want a brass ...
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Cedar Stripping - Building a 15' Ranger Cedar Strip Canoe: 49) Crystal River - Manatees!
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Cedar Stripping - Building a 15' Ranger Cedar Strip Canoe. Sunday, January 20, 2008. 49) Crystal River - Manatees! You can see all of the manatees in the "safe zone" on the left, while snorkelers try to coax them out. Now I am touching an endangered species (its legal, but one hand only)! Not captured for posterity, a manatee "farted" next to Erin. she can now cross inhaling endangered species fart off her life list. January 21, 2008 at 12:21 PM. Hell yeah, you need to come down so we can dust some clays!
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Cedar Stripping - Building a 15' Ranger Cedar Strip Canoe: March 2008
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Cedar Stripping - Building a 15' Ranger Cedar Strip Canoe. Sunday, March 30, 2008. Well, you can ignore the previous post, the canoe cart only made it a quarter of a mile before breaking. However it worked pretty well up until that point. This is what it was supposed to look like. No admission) I saw tons of amazing wildlife including birds, gators, huge gar, alligator gar, and more, here are a few pics. This shadowy gar was probably around 4 feet long, these torpedos can weigh up to 50 lbs! 160;When I w...
