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Re: S&G: Why is there no info. on tortured plywood
By:Ross Sieber
Date: 2/27/2002, 5:31 pm

: Tortured plywood is a specific type of S & G boat. The hull is neither
: hard chine or multi chine but compond bent or tortured. This is what I am
: trying to get infomation on.

I think one reason you don't see it that much is because it tends to
produce very low volume boats. Another is that you need better quality
plywood to do it. BS1088 Okoume is probably overkill for a lot of the
S&Gs out there, but is probably a very good idea for tortured designs.
A third reason is that it is supposedly a bit trickier to get right.
I have heard of people having to saw their seems apart two or three times
before getting them fair.

The Kayak Shop (the old one) has two tortured plywood designs in it, the Yare
and the Pocomoke (a double). I think the New Kayak Shop has one in it as
well, the Severn. I'm not 100% sure that's a tortured design, though.

Having said all that, I have never tried to build one of those designs, so
I can't say anything for sure.
Why, exactly, are you more interested in tortured designs?
It looks like a lot of designers have abandoned them in favor of hard chine
and multichine designs.

Messages In This Thread

S&G: Why is there no info. on tortured plywood boats?
Paul Pinder -- 2/27/2002, 4:18 pm
Re: S&G: Why is there no info. on tortured plywood
garland reese -- 3/2/2002, 9:21 am
Re: S&G: Why is there no info. on tortured plywood
Joe -- 3/2/2002, 12:50 pm
Re: S&G: Why is there no info. on tortured plywood
garland reese -- 3/2/2002, 6:21 pm
My Bad, Sorry Garland!! *NM*
Joe -- 3/2/2002, 6:29 pm
Re: S&G: Why is there no info. on tortured plywood
david -- 2/27/2002, 10:06 pm
Wandering off the reservation
Pete Rudie -- 2/27/2002, 8:06 pm
Re: And theyre fast!
Don Beale -- 2/27/2002, 9:30 pm
You can use the same process for a racing shell
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/27/2002, 11:59 pm
Re: You can use the same process for a racing shel
Eric -- 2/28/2002, 4:37 pm
Re: S&G: Why is there no info. on tortured plywood
LeeG -- 2/27/2002, 7:32 pm
Re: S&G: What's the Distinction?
Chip Sandresky -- 2/27/2002, 7:04 pm
Re: S&G: What's the Distinction?
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/27/2002, 7:49 pm
Re: a timely post
Ross Sieber -- 2/27/2002, 6:52 pm
Re: S&G: Why is there no info. on tortured plywood
Shawn Baker -- 2/27/2002, 6:33 pm
I've paddled that boat!
Ted Henry -- 2/27/2002, 7:50 pm
Re: I've paddled that boat!
Pete Rudie -- 2/27/2002, 8:18 pm
Re: I've paddled that boat!
Shawn Baker -- 2/27/2002, 11:19 pm
Hrrrrrmmph
Pete Rudie -- 2/28/2002, 12:22 am
Re: Hrrrrrmmph
Shawn Baker -- 2/28/2002, 11:05 am
Plywood doesn't talk, even when tortured :) *Pic*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/27/2002, 6:04 pm
Re: S&G: Why is there no info. on tortured plywood
Joe -- 2/27/2002, 5:41 pm
Re: S&G: Why is there no info. on tortured plywood
Myrl Tanton -- 2/27/2002, 5:06 pm
Re: S&G: Why is there no info. on tortured plywood *NM*
Shawn Baker -- 2/27/2002, 6:33 pm
Re: S&G: Why is there no info. on tortured plywood
Liz Leedham -- 2/27/2002, 4:56 pm
Re: S&G: Why is there no info. on tortured plywood
Paul Pinder -- 2/27/2002, 5:03 pm
Re: S&G: Why is there no info. on tortured plywood
Ross Sieber -- 2/27/2002, 5:31 pm