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Re: Forewarned is Forearmed
By:C. Fronzek
Date: 10/5/2003, 7:56 pm

Hoz,
A lot of "unusual" approaches to boatbuilding show up on this site. It's obvious that the people offering these schemes haven't done enough preparation and have not considered the downsides.
Molding epoxy/'glass hulls is a backbreaker and one little mistake, like epoxying the hulls together, could make both boats junk.
In the hands of someone who has been thru' this procedure the project is do-able. I don't think it's something to cut your teeth on.
I foregot to tell you about the guy who wanted to heliarc a kayak out of aluminum because S&G was "too heavy". Never checked back with us. Wonder what happened.
Charlie-"Resident Grinch"

: WOW, sorry Charlie if I got your dandruff up. Didn't mean to ruffle any
: feathers. I have that book and it does have a small paragraph about using
: a canoe for a mold. Just looking for some information, hoping someone here
: would know a little more about laminating glass and release agents.

: Your post seems a little 'harsh", maybe I misread it.

: Where's the love?

Messages In This Thread

Material: making a kevlar canoe
hoz -- 10/4/2003, 11:47 am
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Reg Lake -- 10/5/2003, 11:13 pm
Re: Material: making a kevlar canoe
hoz -- 10/7/2003, 3:57 pm
Re: Material: making a kevlar canoe
C. Fronzek -- 10/4/2003, 7:09 pm
Re: Material: making a kevlar canoe
hoz -- 10/4/2003, 8:00 pm
Re: Forewarned is Forearmed
C. Fronzek -- 10/5/2003, 7:56 pm
Re: Material: making a kevlar canoe
Jim Kozel -- 10/5/2003, 2:25 pm
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hoz -- 10/5/2003, 5:53 pm
Re: Sailing canoe
Jim Kozel -- 10/5/2003, 6:36 pm
Re: Sailing canoe
hoz -- 10/5/2003, 6:48 pm
Re: Cool sailing canoe Hoz
Chip Sandresky -- 10/7/2003, 12:51 pm
Re: Material: making a kevlar canoe
ChrisO -- 10/4/2003, 9:17 pm
Re: Material: making a kevlar canoe
hoz -- 10/5/2003, 8:36 am
Re: mixup
hoz -- 10/5/2003, 8:47 am
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Sam McFadden -- 10/4/2003, 2:04 pm
Re: Material: making a kevlar canoe
ChrisO -- 10/4/2003, 12:02 pm
Re: Material: making a kevlar canoe
hoz -- 10/4/2003, 1:01 pm