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Re: S&G: do you have to put fibreglass on the hull
By:Mike Savage
Date: 6/22/2011, 9:01 am
In Response To: Re: S&G: do you have to put fibreglass on the hull (Outlaw)

: just a ? if building in strip, would you have to glass the boat are
: just some good oil base paint?

: Outlaw

The only way to skip glass on a strip built is to edge nail each strip to its predecessor strip. That was a standard method for square or small stock. With glue, the nails could go through two strips, without, the nails need to go through three strips. Each nail would be three to four inches apart, staggered for each strip. The hull often ended up heavier than a traditional caravel (smooth) hull with full frames and definitely heavier than clinker (lapstrake) hulls.
Not practical for a kayak hull.

Mike Savage
South West Cork

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S&G: do you have to put fibreglass on the hull
craig -- 6/21/2011, 10:37 am
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Charlie -- 6/21/2011, 12:02 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 6/21/2011, 5:10 pm
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Outlaw -- 6/21/2011, 11:45 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 6/21/2011, 11:49 pm
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Craig Robinson -- 6/22/2011, 12:43 am
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Bill Hamm -- 6/22/2011, 7:29 am
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Mike Savage -- 6/22/2011, 9:01 am
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Charlie -- 6/22/2011, 9:35 am
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Alex Ferguson -- 6/22/2011, 5:08 am
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craig -- 6/22/2011, 9:21 am
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Alex Ferguson -- 6/22/2011, 6:47 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 6/25/2011, 1:22 am