HOWB 113 – Wooden Boat Dan on Building the 12ʹ Sassafras Canoe - 11.21.13

This episode is an interview with myself on building the 12ʹ Sassafras Canoe. I started the canoe in January

2012 and completed it in May 2013. Go to Launch to see a video of launch day

I spent a total of 140 hours building the boat from plans in The Canoe Shop book (available on Amazon). It took approximately 60 hours to assemble the boat, and 80 hours to glass the bottom and inside and finish the outside of the boat. This included applying 3 coats of epoxy to all surfaces; fairing, filling, priming, and painting 3 coats on the bottom, and applying 7 coats of varnish to the gunwales and interior of the boat! And all this included hours and hours of sanding!!!

The cost of building the boat was just under $700 and she came out beautiful.

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Keep the bright side up and the barnacled side down - Wooden Boat Dan over and out :D

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