Ambrose Canoe Company LLC

1918 Morris

April 6, 2011

She arrived last week and after a new canvas and minor overhaul, will be down at Lake Martin later this summer. The last time she got a facelift was over 30 years ago so it’s time.

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Our garage is a boat shop, dust in the house is a constant battle, and periodically even the dining room gets pressed into service as a sail loft. I decided to make some bags for the pram as a finishing touch so I broke out Mom’s old 1960 JC Penny machine. It’s been a while […]

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Letters

March 24, 2011

Mothership and tender. I even found the right font.

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Painting 101

March 24, 2011

Much better results this time. A little more Penetrol mixed in, a little faster on the application, a tweak of technique here and there, getting the feel for tipping with the brush… And resisting the temptation to go back – let the paint do its thing and flow out!

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Spring Sanding

March 20, 2011

The warmth of the sun, a nice breeze, and an arm workout all rolled into one! I wasn’t happy with the final coat of Kirby’s enamel on the Guide, it was the first time I had used their paint and I didn’t thin it enough resulting in overlap marks where it didn’t flow out properly. If […]

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Yard Sail

March 16, 2011

Fully rigged and tricked out but the garden pond isn’t big enough so we had a yard sail 😉

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1959 Old Town Otca

March 15, 2011

It was raining buckets last night so instead of applying more stripper to the Cedar River Cheemaun that needs a bit more chemical assistance shedding the last of her varnish, I skinned the 1959 Otca to get a better idea of what problems this one has in store for me. The owner told me he […]

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1960 Old Town 50lb

March 15, 2011

This 50 Pound (Old Town’s model name for the light weight 15′ boat) was rescued from an antique shop but not before someone slobbered resin inside and out. She’s pretty from a distance but the resin is covering some problems that would have been easy to repair properly. She’ll be returned to proper floating status […]

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Local Hanger

March 3, 2011

Built by Faber & Company, Quebec, Canada, age unknown. This boat is local here in Birmingham and up for sale. Originally a wood canvas boat, it’s been fiberglassed at some point during its life and would need extensive work to restore but with a little cleaning it would be a good hanger (that’s canoe-speak for […]

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Hanging Around

March 3, 2011

Lots of parts hanging around the shop this week. I’ve been varnishing the spars and tiller for the Pram and while I have the can open, I’ve been varnishing various canoe parts as well.

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