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Re: Skin-on-Frame: alternative build
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 1/31/2012, 3:15 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: alternative build (Mike Bielski)

: There's no need to reinvent the wheel. Boats have been built for
: thousands of years without epoxy and fiberglass. Instead of
: trying to invent a technology, why don't you read up a bit on
: traditional wooden boatbuilding, then you'll have a solid
: foundation of knowledge to build upon as you adapt technology to
: your use.

: This is a good book. I use it as a reference:
: http://www.amazon.com/Boatbuilding-Manual-Fifth-Robert-Steward/dp/0071628347

: As others have said, however, I would recommend using marine
: plywood and just build a stitch-and-glue with chine logs, paint
: it with marine paint, and call it good.

: m

Hi Mike,

Technically it's not stitch and glue without epoxy, since the epoxy filets are what make it S&G in the first place. It's just conventional plywood construction (over a framework, frames, chines and keel).

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: alternative build
tippy -- 1/26/2012, 1:20 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: alternative build
Mike Savage -- 1/26/2012, 6:09 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: alternative build
ancient kayaker -- 1/26/2012, 11:10 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: alternative build
Bill Hamm -- 1/31/2012, 3:02 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: alternative build
Mike Savage -- 1/31/2012, 5:18 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: alternative build
Bill Hamm -- 2/1/2012, 2:59 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: alternative build
Mike Savage -- 2/2/2012, 3:33 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: alternative build
Bill Hamm -- 2/2/2012, 3:47 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: alternative build
Mike Savage -- 2/2/2012, 6:18 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: alternative build
Bill Hamm -- 2/5/2012, 3:53 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: alternative build
Dave Gentry -- 1/26/2012, 8:27 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: alternative build
Yostwerks -- 1/26/2012, 10:27 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: alternative build
ancient kayaker -- 1/26/2012, 11:24 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: alternative build
Yostwerks -- 1/26/2012, 12:23 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: alternative build
ancient kayaker -- 1/26/2012, 4:58 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: alternative build
Bill Hamm -- 1/31/2012, 3:08 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: alternative build
ancient kayaker -- 1/26/2012, 11:14 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: alternative build
Michael -- 1/26/2012, 1:02 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: alternative build
Bill Hamm -- 1/31/2012, 3:12 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: alternative build
Mike Bielski -- 1/27/2012, 8:37 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: alternative build
Bill Hamm -- 1/31/2012, 3:15 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: alternative build
Bill Hamm -- 1/31/2012, 3:26 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: alternative build
Bill Hamm -- 1/31/2012, 3:29 am