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I know what *that* is! What a lovely use for leftover strips and pieces. Very cool.
Did you fiberglass it?
How much does it weigh? What do you use it to carry?
Did you just saw a quarter inch off your old forms to make it? Or did you just pull the canoe in question off the water, spread plastic in it, and use it as a female form? I suppose then you wouldn't be so limited in where you could place it.
Very cool.
That, for those who aren't familiar, is called a wanigan. It is used to carry gear in - particularly kitchen gear and food.
That particular example in the pictures is not mine.
As far as construction goes, strip as you would a hull and glass inside and out with 4 oz cloth and epoxy. I'd size it down a bit more than 1/4" - more like 1" per side to account for the overhang of the inwales. Usually, there are "feet" which are a pair of cleats that run parallel the keel to keep the wanigan up of the bottom of the canoe.
I even saw one that was lined with 2" rigid foam before being 'glassed - it was a wanigan cooler!
Great looking wanigan
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