The story of refurbishing a
14' Peterborough "MERMAID" canoe
The story of refurbishing a 14' Peterborough "MERMAID" canoe |
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| The Mermaid needs some TLC |
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| Keel will be replaced |
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| Worn out canvas will be replaced |
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| Seats and thwart removed, rope keeps canoe in shape |
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| Starting the removal of the inside varnish |
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| Old dark varnish almost gone |
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| Damaged cane seat to be recanned |
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| New seat woven in |
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| Hull receives a coat of varnish to seal cedar |
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| New canvas stretched "hammock style" |
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| New canvas saturated with zinc naphthaneate and linseed oil to preserve canvas |
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| New canvas painted with oil base primer |
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| Canvas gets a coat of filler, one more to follow after sanding |
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| Hull gets1st coat of oil base exterior enamel, two more to follow, wet sanded between each. |
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| Canvas trimed at gunnwale edge. |
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| 14' Peterborough "Mermaid" is finished. |