Date: 5/22/2008, 12:19 am
: Hey guys. I have an alternative to building with cedar strips. I have been
: using cypress strips for the last 5 boats. I live in the south. I have a
: great mill that I get my cypress from. It is a fact that the average
: cypress board weighs more than WRC. However all boards are different. I
: sort through them tediously and I am able to find very light boards. So
: using cypress my boats only differ from cedar by a few lbs. If anyone here
: is interested in some more info about cypress email me or reply to this
: post. Also, for those of you worried about cutting down old growth
: cypress, its all at least second growth. And in Florida its sustainable.
: Its not like Louisiana.
Hi Aaron,
You should be able to achieve the same hull weight with cypress as with cedar as it is a bit stronger and you could make the strips thinner for the same strength.
Somehow, I think that 4,000 milesor so is a bit of a distance for shipping.
Mike Savage
South West Cork
Messages In This Thread
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Aaron Wells -- 5/21/2008, 9:58 pm- Re: Strip: cypress *NM*
capehorn -- 5/26/2008, 10:38 am- Re: Strip: cypress
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Bill Hamm -- 5/27/2008, 1:18 am- Re: Strip: cypress
Aaron -- 5/26/2008, 12:52 pm - Re: Strip: cypress
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Ken Brunton -- 5/22/2008, 11:29 am- Re: Strip: cypress
Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 5/22/2008, 11:43 am- Re: Cedar Wars
Ken Brunton -- 5/23/2008, 3:37 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 5/22/2008, 9:13 am- Re: Strip: cypress
Mike Savage -- 5/22/2008, 12:19 am- Re: Strip: cypress
Bohdan Szymanik -- 5/22/2008, 1:03 am- Re: Strip: cypress
Al Murray -- 5/22/2008, 3:23 am- Re: Strip: cypress *NM*
QuicksilverMike -- 5/22/2008, 6:16 am- Re: Strip: cypress and alternative timbers
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Allan -- 5/22/2008, 6:51 am
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