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I was on the concrete canoe team in engineering school. we used chicken wire for reinforcing. we stapled the wire to an old wooden canoe. (may have used more than one layer.. dont remember for sure... it was a long time ago) we tried to keep the wire away from the wood so when we put the concrete into the wire it would be totally engulfed in the concrete. we applied the concrete with our protected hands. watch out as the concrete will cause serious damage to your skin. and the wire will cut you. the concrete is about 1" thick and has vermiculite for aggregate. this makes it light weight. we probably put release agent on the wood canoe. removing the wood was a big headache. also, any staples sticking into the wood are tiny daggars., so we lined the concrete canoe with styrofoam.
our canoe weighed about 90 to 100 pounds and was about 14' long as i remember.
the engineering colleges - civil department (in the midwest) have a yearly contest with the intent to race these canoes. sometimes it gets really funny.
might look up ASCE student chapters to find more info. the concrete canoe is pretty cheap, looks pretty cheap, too.
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