Fillets and Interior Soak Coat Done

Last Tuesday I was able to get the bow and stern fillets done. After vacuuming/wiping down the inside of the hull, a soak coat of epoxy was run along the whole keel from the bow to the stern. Then I made up the filler/glue powder mixture for the fillets and had a go at running the actual fillets. I optimistically thought I'd be running a fillet down the length of the keel as well, but that turned out to be not very practical, so I just stuck with the bow and stern ones.







The first fillet (in the stern) was a bit runny so it sagged a bit, but it should be OK.




I made the mix for the bow one much thicker, but this time I was unable to get it very smooth.



Today I went in to my local fiber glass supplier in Gosford to suss out some glass for the interior. I've been worrying about possible compromise to the canoe's structural integrity, from using such thin cedar (and then sanding it even thinner). I ended up buying some Bi-Axial cloth, which is much thicker than the 200gm cloth that I used on the exterior, as well as being properly sewn together. I'm now satisfied that the hull should be plenty strong when finished.

This afternoon I went out and applied a decent soak coat of epoxy to the rest of the interior. I'm hoping to be able to start fiber glassing the inside tomorrow, although they are predicting lots of rain. If I can't get the glassing done tomorrow, then I'll have to wait until later next week.