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Re: S&G: New to boat building
By:LeeG
Date: 4/22/2008, 3:03 pm
In Response To: S&G: New to boat building *Pic* (ARK Mike)

I haven't read the rest of the threads but I made something similar to that for my 80lb nephew out of a couple sheets of plywood. It weighed something under 20lbs. You're essentialy making a pirough. I don't think you're going to have much stability if you weigh more than 125lbs.

My $.02 is to make a throw away version out of 1/8" luann and minimal epoxy/glass/paint and save the fancy plywood and full epoxy/ glassing for a final design.

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S&G: New to boat building *Pic*
ARK Mike -- 4/16/2008, 5:41 pm
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LeeG -- 4/22/2008, 3:03 pm
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Scott Shurlow -- 4/17/2008, 6:39 am
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AaronH -- 4/16/2008, 9:34 pm
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ARK Mike -- 4/16/2008, 10:04 pm
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Dave Gentry -- 4/17/2008, 2:51 am
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Bill Hamm -- 4/20/2008, 1:13 am
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Andy Waddington -- 4/20/2008, 3:23 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/21/2008, 2:13 am
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ARK Mike -- 4/17/2008, 6:50 am
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Scott Shurlow -- 4/18/2008, 6:35 am
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ARK Mike -- 4/18/2008, 3:03 pm
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 4/24/2008, 7:59 pm
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 4/24/2008, 8:08 pm
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Greg Fojtik -- 4/18/2008, 8:17 pm
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Scott Shurlow -- 4/19/2008, 5:54 am
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Dave Gentry -- 4/17/2008, 7:43 pm
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Andrew Sommer -- 4/16/2008, 9:07 pm
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ARK Mike -- 4/16/2008, 9:39 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 4/17/2008, 12:19 am