"By rowing do you mean actually propelling the boat over a long distance or drifting through moving water and rowing to keep it oriented correctly? Big difference."
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Steven Miller's Discussions
Stitch and Glue questions
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Ok, from what I can surmise with the stitch and glue technique you just cut the sides, cut the bottom, "stitch them together" then ??? what, epoxy the inside corners, take the stitching off then do…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Chris Patterson Jul 8, 2010.
Oil on top of paint?
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I want to paint the bottom of the inside of my boat and then oil the rest of the wood. If I use Latex paint on the bottom will the oil mixture mess with it? Especially since it's half Kerosene?Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Steven Miller Jul 5, 2010.
Question: Epoxy, Bondo, Paint; can I do that?
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What i'm asking is after i've epoxied the outside of the boat and I want to dill a seam or indention can I use the bondo, then paint over it and that work? Or do I need to epoxy over that…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Steven Miller Jun 7, 2010.
Bumper Rail Installation
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Morning all, I am trying to finish up my first drift boat (McKenzie) and have found answers to just about every question I have had just by perusing the forum. One I can’t find the answer too is…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Lawrence E. Long May 20, 2010.
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Steven Miller commented on Brad Dimock's blog post The Edith in the Big Drops
"What hospital did they let you guys out of?? WHOA"
Steven Miller replied to Dan Burr's discussion Spruce Oars
"Holy Cow I just saw this and it's almost a year old. Believe it or not I am just now finishing the other Oar. I work for the DoD so sometimes I get busy ;-)
I made them out of a single piece of spruce. Took forever to…"
Steven Miller replied to Ben Kittell's discussion Oar Lock Blocks
"I used Desert Ironwood. It's hard as a rock and naturally oily. I'm a knife maker so I had a bunch lying around."
Steven Miller commented on Liam O'Neill's photo
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"Oh man, I was thinking "The Phoenix" before I got to Tinder but that is awesome too!!"
Steven Miller replied to Todd Sherback's discussion anyone else get this in their email
"Dang, NO!! I never get cool stuff like this."
Steven Miller replied to twoblacklabs's discussion Without a tablesaw?
"I am finishing up a 16' McKen without a table saw. I used a skill saw for the long plywood and support cuts, a trim saw for the smaller stuff and a hand saw on everything else. It would have been a LOT easier with a table saw but i wanted to…"
Steven Miller replied to Jason Knight's discussion Fishing
"I will take you up on that. I have some friends from near there that are big-time into flyfishing and that's all he talks about. he's down here right now to see his daughter so i'm going to take him to our measly trout water. I am…"
Steven Miller replied to Jason Knight's discussion Fishing
"I bet. I have wanted to fish that river since I was a kid readin about it in outdoor life"
Steven Miller replied to chris towles's discussion checked plywood...oil or varnish?
"I am going to oil mine. From what little I know about this type of wood if it hasn't checked yet oil will help keep the wood from warping (checking) But I don't know what it would do to the checked sections. Probably inhibit the growth of…"
Steven Miller replied to Zachary Wilczynski's discussion New Boat Builder/Senior Project
"I think you should definitely document it and do a "build-along" here. You'd be surprised how much good advice you'll get if you post the pics as you go!"
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- Christian, Hunter, Fisherman, Knifemaker.
My family is my world and my world is watched over by Jesus; what more could a man ask for?
"Even Jesus had a 12-man Recon team" De Opresso Liber
- Boats I own:
- Building my first, 16' McKenzie
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