ALMOST READY!!!!
Brass stem band went on like a dream! Underlaid with bedding compound and attached with brass #4 screws, the stem bands begin at the underside where the inside stem begins and they wrap around and on top of the deck. NOW I am excited!
Nelson tells me the paint and varnish need to sit and cure for about 2-4 weeks...especially the
paint so it will not come off in sheets once it is wet. I will take his advice! Also, the place that a wood- canvas canoe is prone to leak (if it does) is where the brass stem band is attached to the keel. That is why the gooey "bedding compound" is used. It stinks and is very sticky. So I slopped a bunch under the stem band and now I will cross my fingers until it cures as well. So, the canoe is just about finished. I need to reinstall the seats and thwarts but that is no big deal. The holes are already drilled and I have the seats, handles and thwarts already varnished.
ANNA...LETS GIVE IT ANOTHER TWO WEEKS TO CURE AND WE ARE GOING CANOEING!!!!!!!!
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