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Re: Strip: racing ski
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 1/13/2008, 1:44 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: racing ski (Paul Sylvester)

: Question for other builders. Does it make sense to build a ski with internal
: molds left in place?

: Lightweight molds @ 8" with strips glued to them.

: Seal coat of epoxy on the inside.

: Vent holes at all times with larger ones to open when not in use or
: traveling.

: It would save the trouble of joining the deck to the hull with the inside
: taped seam.

: 35#'s would seem easy to get and would save massive hours in building.

: Am I foolhardy?

: thoughts, comments?

: thanks,

: Paul S.

Leaving the molds in won't compensate for not taping the inside seam. Two problems with this, one you won't have a continious skin on the inside, thus will lose stength, also the core, cedar strips, are exposed and will gain weight (water) and eventually rot.

Bill H.

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Harry -- 1/1/2008, 11:32 pm
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Don Lucas -- 1/4/2008, 11:17 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/2/2008, 1:34 am
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eric -- 1/9/2008, 12:04 pm
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Mike Scarborough -- 1/2/2008, 10:16 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/8/2008, 5:40 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/8/2008, 5:51 pm
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Paul Sylvester -- 1/12/2008, 7:59 am
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 1/13/2008, 6:31 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 1/13/2008, 4:14 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 1/14/2008, 8:37 am
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/15/2008, 1:49 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/17/2008, 8:05 pm
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/18/2008, 6:32 pm
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Paul Sylvester -- 1/13/2008, 1:34 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/13/2008, 1:44 am
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/12/2008, 4:04 pm
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Mike Scarborough -- 1/12/2008, 10:18 am
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Mike Scarborough -- 1/8/2008, 5:26 pm
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TOM RAYMOND -- 1/8/2008, 1:04 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 1/9/2008, 1:17 am
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 1/8/2008, 1:31 pm
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TOM RAYMOND -- 1/8/2008, 4:18 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW)------WebKitFormBoundaryu+z+J5R -- 1/8/2008, 11:40 am
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 1/8/2008, 12:27 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 1/2/2008, 10:33 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/8/2008, 5:46 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/8/2008, 5:42 am