CLC eastport pram

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  • Hugh MacD
    Senior Member
    • Apr 2015
    • 5557

    #16
    Re: CLC eastport pram

    Originally posted by DeniseO30
    Thanks Anders, Hugh, Not a "expert" by any means really but I love it all.

    it's really a tiny boat LOL

    Little boat=Big fun

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    • cstevens
      Dreaming of a boat
      • Nov 2014
      • 6357

      #17
      Re: CLC eastport pram

      Neat project Denise! Don't leave us hanging with the Ducker though...
      - Chris

      Any single boat project will always expand to encompass the set of all possible boat projects.

      Life is short. Go boating now!

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      • DeniseO30
        Thinks too much..
        • Jan 2009
        • 4674

        #18
        Re: CLC eastport pram

        check on that Chris! the Ducker.... so embarrassed LOL

        The owner has the Pram manual, will have it in about a week

        I joined CLC bulders's forum CpnSkully, "Mswdnboat" the center is the most important measurement.

        Im thinking maple veneer "strips" to simulate T&H for the thwarts,and yes on the scuppers LOL GMTA

        Posted the question on forum. https://www.clcboats.com/forum/clcfo...ead/44130.html
        Denise, Bristol PA, retired from HVAC business, & boat restoration and building

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        • CaptainSkully
          Member
          • Sep 2018
          • 79

          #19
          Re: CLC eastport pram

          I posted over on CLC, but also thought I'd post the same here.

          Okay, the forward bulkhead that established the mast step location is 15-1/8" aft of the leading edge of the forward transom.
          The bulkhead beneath the center thwart that establishes the aft end of the daggerboard case is located 83 1-1/16" aft of the leading edge of the forward transom.
          Hope this helps!

          IMG_1960.jpg

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          • CaptainSkully
            Member
            • Sep 2018
            • 79

            #20
            Re: CLC eastport pram

            I guess your kit is old enough that they hadn't started using the tabs to locate the bulkheads.

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            • CaptainSkully
              Member
              • Sep 2018
              • 79

              #21
              Re: CLC eastport pram

              Oops, too much caffeine, the center thwart is 52-1/4" aft. The aft bulkhead is 83-11/16", not 83 1-1/16". The font spacing is a little weird. Sorry.

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              • DeniseO30
                Thinks too much..
                • Jan 2009
                • 4674

                #22
                Captain Scully thank you so much! exactly what I needed!!

                none of the online photos were clear enough.


                don't really know how long it's been sitting in his garage
                Denise, Bristol PA, retired from HVAC business, & boat restoration and building

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                • Bflat
                  Senior Member
                  • Dec 2011
                  • 553

                  #23
                  Re: CLC eastport pram

                  I built one. Don't bother mounting the forward oar locks. I did, but my knees won't allow the oars out of the water for the return stroke (I'm 5'10"). Also, mine turned out heavy. Otherwise, I like it.

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                  • DeniseO30
                    Thinks too much..
                    • Jan 2009
                    • 4674

                    #24
                    CaptnScully 52.25" was magic number for the center bulkhead!
                    I'll need to saw the glue apart on some of the plank ends because I think the gaps are larger than they need to be... Which probably only makes a difference to somebody like me.

                    Guessing this is where is PO may have stumbled stalled because it's difficult to clamp angles for most people, it's just part of the job for boat builders.

                    Here's something stitch & glue builders may keep in mind

                    "Tie twice, glue once"

                    Last edited by DeniseO30; 04-14-2019, 12:53 PM.
                    Denise, Bristol PA, retired from HVAC business, & boat restoration and building

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                    • DeniseO30
                      Thinks too much..
                      • Jan 2009
                      • 4674

                      #25
                      I was just checking out the MAS resin and hardener that came with the boat. The resin is quite thin in viscosity.
                      Denise, Bristol PA, retired from HVAC business, & boat restoration and building

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                      • CaptainSkully
                        Member
                        • Sep 2018
                        • 79

                        #26
                        Re: CLC eastport pram

                        That's fine. You can always add colloidal silica or wood flour to thicken it. You can't "un-thicken" viscous epoxy.

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                        • DeniseO30
                          Thinks too much..
                          • Jan 2009
                          • 4674

                          #27
                          It's interesting, I've been using West products for like forever. The 207 special hardener actually makes their resin thinner for saturating cloth. I still have most of the products from when we were building strip canoes. And by habit over the years I save sanding dust. Cherry and mahogany sanding dust turn almost black, cedar sanding dust dark brown, West fairing filler tends (not for gluing) to stay tan in color. And of course Cabosil, is white and hard as stone.

                          Anyhow this boat came with slow hardener and I think it's going to "slow" me down lol
                          Denise, Bristol PA, retired from HVAC business, & boat restoration and building

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                          • George Jung
                            Senior Member
                            • Jan 2004
                            • 31057

                            #28
                            Re: CLC eastport pram

                            I’ve used MAS- it’s nice, easy to work with. But imagine you could use whatever you like. Nice boat- fun project!
                            There's a lot of things they didn't tell me when I signed on with this outfit....

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                            • DeniseO30
                              Thinks too much..
                              • Jan 2009
                              • 4674

                              #29
                              I mixed a small one pump batch.. still soft! The pumps probably weren't primed properly from sitting idle.
                              Denise, Bristol PA, retired from HVAC business, & boat restoration and building

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                              • Chenier
                                Member
                                • Mar 2018
                                • 66

                                #30
                                Re: CLC eastport pram

                                I'm using MAS on my project now simply because CLC is nearby and I can pick it up from them without paying shipping. FWIW the resin viscocity is very similar to System 3 Silvertip which I was using previously.

                                Switched over from wintertime fast hardener to summertime slow a few days ago. My fillets were still plastic but stiffenning up when I checked them after a couple of hours.

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