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End Pours
By:Dan Caouette (CSCWC)
Date: 3/31/2014, 1:22 pm
In Response To: Re: How about a different order of operations? (Jay Stallman)

I noticed in your photo there was a rope through the bow. Did you do an end pour or use a block of wood? One person suggested I should avoid both, as they add weight and are not necessary. Thoughts on that?

One thing to remember: the end pour isn't just for the grab loops. It's also bonds the deck to the hull in the very ends where you can't reach when you tape the seam.

For my first few kayaks I followed Nick's book and did end pours. I stood the kayaks on their ends and poured the thickened epoxy through the hatches. Now I fit blocks of wood in the ends. You only need them tall enough to catch the through-holes and to meet the top of the deck. For deck attaching I use sheer clamps but that's a whole other thread.

I believe Nick has a new method of making his end pours. If I remember right, he makes a small bulkhead in the very end of the hull and fills it with epoxy before bonding the deck to the hull.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Order of Operations
aikijay -- 3/26/2014, 2:15 pm
Re: Strip: Order of Operations
Lomic -- 3/26/2014, 2:23 pm
Re: Strip: Order of Operations
John Messinger -- 3/26/2014, 3:02 pm
Re: Strip: Order of Operations
Jay Stallman -- 3/26/2014, 3:51 pm
Re: Strip: Order of Operations
John Messinger -- 3/26/2014, 3:59 pm
Re: Strip: Order of Operations
aikijay -- 3/26/2014, 5:16 pm
Re: Strip: Order of Operations
John Messinger -- 3/26/2014, 5:48 pm
Re: Strip: The Hot Glue Guru
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 3/26/2014, 5:30 pm
Re: Strip: The Hot Glue Guru
aikijay -- 3/26/2014, 9:56 pm
Re: Strip: The Hot Glue Guru
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 3/27/2014, 1:29 am
Re: Strip: The Hot Glue Guru
Lomic -- 3/27/2014, 3:20 am
Re: Strip: The Hot Glue Guru
aikijay -- 3/27/2014, 7:21 am
Re: Strip: The Hot Glue Guru
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 3/27/2014, 8:29 am
Re: Strip: The Hot Glue Guru
Jay Babina -- 3/27/2014, 8:48 am
Re: Strip: The Hot Glue Guru
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/27/2014, 9:17 am
Re: Strip: The Hot Glue Guru
Bill Hamm -- 3/28/2014, 8:33 am
Re: Strip: The Hot Glue Guru
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 3/28/2014, 11:14 am
Old sayings...
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/27/2014, 9:21 am
Re: Strip: The Hot Glue Guru
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/1/2014, 6:20 pm
Re: Strip: The Hot Glue Guru
aikijay -- 4/1/2014, 9:33 pm
Re: Strip: The Hot Glue Guru
MattD. -- 3/27/2014, 9:53 am
Re: Strip: The Hot Glue Guru
Etienne Muller -- 3/27/2014, 3:03 pm
Re: Strip: Order of Operations
Rod Tait -- 3/27/2014, 10:56 am
Re: Strip: Order of Operations
Jay Stallman -- 3/27/2014, 12:47 pm
Re: Strip: Order of Operations
Rod Tait -- 3/27/2014, 12:57 pm
Re: Strip: Order of Operations
Jay Stallman -- 3/27/2014, 1:54 pm
Re: Strip: Order of Operations
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 3/27/2014, 2:18 pm
Re: Strip: Order of Operations
Phil -- 4/5/2014, 10:40 am
Re: Strip: Order of Operations
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/5/2014, 2:31 pm
Re: Strip: Order of Operations
Phil -- 4/5/2014, 3:16 pm
Re: Strip: Order of Operations
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/5/2014, 4:13 pm
Re: Strip: Order of Operations
Bill Hamm -- 4/6/2014, 1:05 am
Re: Strip: Order of Operations *PIC*
Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 4/6/2014, 8:53 am
How about a different order of operations? *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/27/2014, 2:07 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Jay Stallman -- 3/27/2014, 2:59 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/27/2014, 3:16 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Jay Stallman -- 3/27/2014, 10:58 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Rod Tait -- 3/28/2014, 10:15 am
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Jay Stallman -- 3/30/2014, 8:49 am
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Rod Tait -- 3/30/2014, 12:23 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
george jung -- 3/30/2014, 1:17 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
JohnAbercrombie -- 3/30/2014, 1:47 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Rod Tait -- 3/30/2014, 2:14 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Jay Stallman -- 3/30/2014, 2:47 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
JohnAbercrombie -- 3/30/2014, 3:00 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Bill Hamm -- 3/31/2014, 12:35 am
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Bill Hamm -- 3/31/2014, 12:34 am
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Jay Stallman -- 3/30/2014, 4:08 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
JohnAbercrombie -- 3/30/2014, 7:31 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
ancient kayaker -- 3/30/2014, 8:59 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
aikijay -- 3/30/2014, 10:59 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
JohnAbercrombie -- 3/30/2014, 11:30 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Jay Stallman -- 3/30/2014, 11:57 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
ancient kayaker -- 3/31/2014, 12:49 am
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Bill Hamm -- 3/31/2014, 1:07 am
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Jay Stallman -- 3/31/2014, 8:09 am
Re: How about a different order of operations? *PIC*
JohnAbercrombie -- 3/31/2014, 12:56 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Bill Hamm -- 4/1/2014, 12:55 am
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Jay Stallman -- 3/31/2014, 9:05 am
Re: How about a different order of operations? *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/31/2014, 10:11 am
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Jay Stallman -- 3/31/2014, 12:40 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
JohnAbercrombie -- 3/31/2014, 1:12 pm
End Pours
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/31/2014, 1:22 pm
Re: End Pours
Jay Stallman -- 3/31/2014, 2:20 pm
Re: End Pours
JohnAbercrombie -- 3/31/2014, 2:32 pm
Re: End Pours
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/31/2014, 2:35 pm
Re: End Pours
Jay Stallman -- 3/31/2014, 4:23 pm
Re: End Pours
Bill Hamm -- 4/1/2014, 1:05 am
Re: End Pours
Dan -- 4/1/2014, 10:19 am
Re: End Pours
Jay Stallman -- 4/1/2014, 10:43 am
Microballoons
John Messinger -- 4/1/2014, 11:48 am
Re: Microballoons
Jay Stallman -- 4/1/2014, 1:51 pm
Re: Microballoons
Dan -- 4/1/2014, 4:20 pm
Re: End Pours *PIC*
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 3/31/2014, 5:55 pm
Re: End Pours *PIC*
Shawn Jones -- 4/1/2014, 2:24 am
Re: End Pours
Bill Hamm -- 4/1/2014, 1:01 am
Re: End Pours
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 4/1/2014, 8:46 am
Re: How about a different order of operations?
aikijay -- 3/30/2014, 11:21 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Rod Tait -- 3/31/2014, 10:44 am
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Jay Stallman -- 3/31/2014, 12:47 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Rod Tait -- 3/31/2014, 4:43 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
george jung -- 4/1/2014, 7:50 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Bill Hamm -- 3/28/2014, 8:41 am
Re: How about a different order of operations?
george jung -- 3/28/2014, 11:12 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations? *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/29/2014, 6:16 am
Re: How about a different order of operations?
george jung -- 3/29/2014, 10:17 am
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Rod Tait -- 3/29/2014, 11:17 am
Re: How about a different order of operations? *PIC*
Dan Caouette (CSCWC) -- 3/29/2014, 3:43 pm
Re: How about a different order of operations?
Rod Tait -- 3/27/2014, 3:20 pm