I was supposed to be in Brittany this fortnight..

Too right! They went with pie that night

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Looks fab @Poptop2 i think Lou needs a clap for managing to use remind of gazebo to cover it

 

She did a fab job holding it down in the storm too. Thanks MC

 

Keel glued and screwed in, needs shaping when it’s dried.

More sanding and then top coats next weekend

 

Thats looking brilliant!

 

Thanks Doug. I’m really enjoying doing it

 

It’s well secured, but I’m tempted to add an inch to the depth of it. I’m not absolutely certain one inch of keel is going to be very effective. I have a few days the mull it over, so I’ll take them and try to do some research.

 

Spot on.

 

Just been reading up on keels on canoes and it seems to be a point of debate. On the one side people suggest it impairs turning and can catch on rocks when doing river trips ( us ). On the other hand they do make the boat more stable and they steer in a straighter line. I also read they can be simple one inch strips or deep three inch keels for open lakes.

I think i'm going to reshape mine at the front and back to make it match the curve of the hull and be a simple one inch deep keel.

 

A quick rip over with jig saw and I’m happier with the keel shape. I will plane it to a neater shape on Friday,

 

Update

Sanded the canoe inside and out then yacht varnished the whole thing. The keel was further secured once I could turn it over using brass countersunk screws before the varnish was applied.

More pictures of the inanimate object getting shinier ( sanded picture first )



Left to do is to sand the whole canoe again add another coat of varnish to the inside and gunwales then paint the outside below the gunwales red. Should be done this weekend hopefully.

 

First coat of red on. Had to brush it as the conditions for spraying were pants this morning.

 

Shut up Haynes


That was Normandy!

 

A few pics of today’s work.

 

Thank you, I have enjoyed doing it too.