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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Weight of Wood: Doug Fir vs oth
By:Bob Kelim
Date: 12/8/2003, 11:32 am
In Response To: Skin-on-Frame: Weight of Wood: Doug Fir vs other (Wes)

Wes,
I use Doug Fir for my gunwales and deck beams, and keel and chine stringers, my weights come in at around 32#-37#. I find my wood by picking the stack of 18' 2X6s at the local lumber yard. My boats are in the neighborhood of 18'-19' long and 29"-20" wide.
Bob

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Skin-on-Frame: Weight of Wood: Doug Fir vs other
Wes -- 12/7/2003, 10:36 am
Re: Thanks for your thoughts
Wes Ostertag -- 12/9/2003, 8:43 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Weight of Wood: Doug Fir vs oth
Brian Nystrom -- 12/8/2003, 1:34 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Weight of Wood: Doug Fir vs oth
Wes Ostertag -- 12/8/2003, 1:53 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Weight of Wood: Doug Fir vs oth
Bob Kelim -- 12/8/2003, 11:32 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Weight of Wood: Doug Fir vs oth
Wes Ostertag -- 12/8/2003, 11:56 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Weight of Wood: Doug Fir vs oth *LINK*
Greg Stamer -- 12/8/2003, 2:22 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Weight of Wood: Doug Fir vs oth
Bob Kelim -- 12/8/2003, 1:15 pm
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Jay Babina -- 12/8/2003, 8:34 am
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Robert Warren -- 12/8/2003, 7:41 am
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Wes Ostertag -- 12/8/2003, 8:26 am
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Robert Warren -- 12/9/2003, 7:30 am
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West -- 12/7/2003, 10:08 pm
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Wes Ostertag -- 12/8/2003, 10:11 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Weight of Wood: Doug Fir vs oth
Gordon Niessen -- 12/8/2003, 3:13 pm
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Wile E. Coyote -- 12/7/2003, 8:38 pm