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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sea Bee 13
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 9/23/2010, 1:58 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Sea Bee 13 (TheLuckyOne)

: So the edge on plywood rubs on the stringers/keel/gunwale when it
: flexes, and causes enough wear to worry about? Hadn't thought
: about that.

: What about putting some material in between, to act as a sort of
: bearing/bushing? I heard about bone bearings in the old
: baidarkas, somewhere...

Depends on how you cover the boat if it makes any difference. With most SOF covers the boats will need recovered in a period of years and the joint can then be easily inspected and fixed if necessary. My cover I expect is a one time deal, so I want the frame to last too.

Bill H.

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Skin-on-Frame: Sea Bee 13
Rusty Koscianski -- 9/4/2010, 12:20 pm
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Foster -- 9/5/2010, 5:49 pm
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dan4sea -- 9/22/2010, 12:53 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/4/2010, 2:25 pm
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Rusty Koscianski -- 9/4/2010, 2:47 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/5/2010, 12:23 am
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Rusty Koscianski -- 9/21/2010, 10:00 pm
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Scott Shurlow -- 9/22/2010, 12:18 pm
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Rusty Koscianski -- 9/22/2010, 4:05 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/21/2010, 11:53 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/21/2010, 11:59 pm
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TheLuckyOne -- 9/22/2010, 8:02 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/23/2010, 1:58 am
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Rusty Koscianski -- 9/28/2010, 8:40 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/29/2010, 9:26 am
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Foster -- 9/29/2010, 1:10 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/29/2010, 2:34 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/29/2010, 2:31 pm
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Shark Bait -- 9/22/2010, 9:38 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/23/2010, 1:59 am
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Rusty Koscianski -- 9/22/2010, 8:10 am
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Dave Gentry -- 9/21/2010, 11:39 pm
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Rusty Koscianski -- 9/22/2010, 8:06 am
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TheLuckyOne -- 9/21/2010, 11:28 pm
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Rusty Koscianski -- 9/22/2010, 8:05 am
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Rusty Koscianski -- 9/5/2010, 8:16 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/6/2010, 1:00 am
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Rusty Koscianski -- 9/6/2010, 8:05 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/6/2010, 8:51 am
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Greywuuf -- 9/4/2010, 8:00 pm
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Don T -- 9/4/2010, 9:05 pm
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Dave Gentry -- 9/4/2010, 1:22 pm
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Rusty Koscianski -- 9/4/2010, 2:35 pm
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Will Clarke -- 9/4/2010, 8:37 pm