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Re: Skin-on-Frame: sealing cedar stringers
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 8/30/2008, 1:21 am
In Response To: Skin-on-Frame: sealing cedar stringers (Carl Delo)

: I'm about to seal the cedar stringers on my Sea Sled (tomorrow) with Watco
: oil, but thought maybe I should use neat epoxy. It's a Yost-style frame,
: and I've already sealed the marine ply with West Sys, which I also used on
: some poplar (which I probably shouldn't have used). I have enough of both
: - any strong opinion one way or another? I guess Watco would be quicker
: and cheaper - I'm hoping to do a plastic film test this weekend. Thanks,
: Carl

Hi Carl,

I'll be sealing the ply with West epoxy also, but will just be varnishing the cedar. I added something like 3 lbs. to the last boat coating the stringers with epoxy, just not needed.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: sealing cedar stringers
Carl Delo -- 8/30/2008, 12:39 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: sealing cedar stringers
Bill Hamm -- 8/31/2008, 5:29 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: sealing cedar stringers
Jim Bell -- 9/1/2008, 11:22 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: sealing cedar stringers
Bill Hamm -- 9/1/2008, 2:57 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: sealing cedar stringers
Jim Bell -- 9/4/2008, 6:24 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: sealing cedar stringers
Bill Hamm -- 9/6/2008, 1:26 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/1/2008, 2:55 pm
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Mike Savage -- 9/1/2008, 1:30 pm
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Carl Delo -- 8/31/2008, 6:32 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: sealing cedar stringers
Bill Hamm -- 9/1/2008, 12:56 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: sealing cedar stringers
Carl Delo -- 9/1/2008, 9:30 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: sealing cedar stringers
Bill Hamm -- 9/2/2008, 2:14 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: sealing cedar stringers
Pete Notman -- 8/31/2008, 3:52 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: sealing cedar stringers *Pic*
Tom Yost -- 9/4/2008, 9:50 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: sealing cedar stringers
Scott Shurlow -- 8/31/2008, 5:13 am
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Kudzu -- 8/31/2008, 9:09 am
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Bill Hamm -- 8/30/2008, 1:21 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: sealing cedar stringers *Pic*
Tom Yost -- 9/4/2008, 10:29 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: sealing cedar stringers
Bill Hamm -- 9/7/2008, 3:17 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: sealing cedar stringers *Pic*
Tom Yost -- 9/7/2008, 11:03 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: sealing cedar stringers
Bill Hamm -- 9/8/2008, 1:52 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: sealing cedar stringers
Bill Hamm -- 9/7/2008, 2:03 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: sealing cedar stringers
Carl Delo -- 8/30/2008, 11:30 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: sealing cedar stringers
Bill Hamm -- 8/31/2008, 1:11 am