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Re: S&G: Alternative to Real Wood?
By:LeeG
Date: 12/16/2002, 8:00 am
In Response To: S&G: Alternative to Real Wood? (Kurt Maurer)

Kurt, I have not built with Luann so temper my $.02 accordingly but have paddled a boat with it and used other grades of okoume, the primary reason CLC is insistant on not using Luann is that the construction methods starting with the Yare were marginally successful using BS1088 Okoume because the excellent flexibility characteristics of Okoume made the hull bending possible in the two panel hulls and one piece deck. As the decks became more curved (tighter radius)the need for a consistantly flexible plywood was still necessary albeit less stressed than the Yare/severns. Given that the bottom panel of the MC13 is 6mm/1/4" I don't see a problem. There's a fair amount of trimming of the side panels to the bottom panel so don't get worried if you've got 1/2"-1" to trim off. It's a nice rec. kayak. Don't bother making the seats, they were primarily a means to use cast off production pieces.

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S&G: Alternative to Real Wood?
Kurt Maurer -- 12/16/2002, 12:35 am
Re: S&G: Alternative to Real Wood?
SteveR -- 12/16/2002, 2:02 pm
Re: S&G: Alternative to Real Wood?
Kurt Maurer -- 12/16/2002, 2:45 pm
Re: S&G: Alternative to Real Wood?
Dan Ruff -- 12/16/2002, 2:26 pm
Re: S&G: Alternative to Real Wood?
Dan Ruff -- 12/16/2002, 1:02 pm
Re: S&G: Alternative to Real Wood?
Dan Ruff -- 12/16/2002, 1:14 pm
Re: S&G: Alternative to Real Wood?
Randy -- 12/16/2002, 10:06 am
Re: S&G: Alternative to Real Wood?
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 12/16/2002, 9:12 am
Re: S&G: Alternative to Real Wood?
David Hanson -- 12/16/2002, 8:21 am
Re: 1/4 vs. 1/8
Mike Hanks -- 12/17/2002, 1:48 am
Laun and Cirrus
grant -- 12/16/2002, 6:08 pm
Re: Laun and Cirrus
David Hanson -- 12/16/2002, 6:28 pm
Big Panels!
grant -- 12/16/2002, 6:57 pm
what is wt diff betw luan and okoume??
mike allen -- 12/16/2002, 7:13 pm
Okoume Weights *LINK*
grant -- 12/16/2002, 7:28 pm
Re: Okoume Weights
Chris -- 12/16/2002, 10:28 pm
Its the Sales Tax
grant -- 12/16/2002, 11:26 pm
this is how they turn them into metric sizes :) *NM*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 12/17/2002, 11:10 pm
anyone know any 1/8" luan wts??
mike allen -- 12/16/2002, 9:28 pm
Re: Plywood weight *LINK*
Chris Moore -- 12/16/2002, 7:26 pm
Re: S&G: Alternative to Real Wood?
LeeG -- 12/16/2002, 8:00 am
Re: S&G: Alternative to Real Wood?
Dan Ruff -- 12/16/2002, 1:08 pm
Re: S&G: Alternative to Real Wood?
LeeG -- 12/16/2002, 4:00 pm
Re: S&G: Alternative Seats?
Kurt Maurer -- 12/16/2002, 3:14 pm
Re: S&G: Alternative Seats?
LeeG -- 12/16/2002, 3:55 pm
Re: S&G: Alternative to Real Wood?
Paul Lund -- 12/16/2002, 4:55 am
Re: S&G: Alternative to Real Wood?
Mark Kopp -- 12/16/2002, 1:12 am