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Re: Strip: Not like the first one ?
By:seadragon
Date: 2/3/2012, 12:19 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Not like the first one ? (Ian Johnson)

: I know how delicate my stripped kayak was before glassing the wood.

: Any chance of a photo? I can't figure out how the builder joined
: the hull and deck if not with glass. And without glass to
: reinforce key elements like the coaming? let alone the cockpit

: I'd be nervous about getting into a boat like that, never mind
: paddling salt water. There is practically zero strength in the
: joins between strips. The smallest dent would compromise the
: epoxy and expose the wood (and glue ... Hopefully not pva!) to
: water

: But if it were plywood ...

: Cheers Ian

I will post some pictures here over the weekend. the bottom and top are connected by a gunnel rail. first one I have seen like it. I will take a bunch of pictures and see what it is I really have and how I can make it into a salt water cruiser.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Not like the first one ?
seadragon -- 2/1/2012, 10:29 pm
Re: Strip: Not like the first one ?
Al Edie -- 2/1/2012, 10:44 pm
Re: Strip: Not like the first one ?
Mark Edwards, CPYB -- 2/1/2012, 10:56 pm
Re: Strip: Not like the first one ?
seadragon -- 2/1/2012, 11:29 pm
Re: Strip: Not like the first one ?
Joe Whitman -- 2/2/2012, 1:19 pm
Re: Strip: Not like the first one ?
ancient kayaker -- 2/2/2012, 5:17 pm
Re: Strip: Not like the first one ?
John Abercrombie -- 2/2/2012, 1:28 pm
Re: Strip: Not like the first one ?
seadragon -- 2/2/2012, 8:39 pm
Re: Strip: Not like the first one ?
John Abercrombie -- 2/2/2012, 11:25 pm
Re: Strip: Not like the first one ?
seadragon -- 2/3/2012, 12:09 pm
Re: Strip: Not like the first one ?
seadragon -- 2/1/2012, 11:08 pm
Re: Strip: Not like the first one ?
Allan -- 2/2/2012, 12:59 am
Re: Strip: Not like the first one ?
seadragon -- 2/2/2012, 11:26 am
Re: Strip: Not like the first one ?
John Abercrombie -- 2/2/2012, 1:45 pm
Re: Strip: Not like the first one ?
Mike Savage -- 2/2/2012, 2:57 pm
Re: Strip: Not like the first one ?
seadragon -- 2/2/2012, 8:44 pm
Re: Strip: Not like the first one ?
Mike Savage -- 2/3/2012, 5:14 am
Re: Strip: Not like the first one ?
John Abercrombie -- 2/3/2012, 12:42 pm
Re: Strip: Not like the first one ?
ancient kayaker -- 2/2/2012, 12:06 pm
Re: Strip: Not like the first one ?
seadragon -- 2/2/2012, 8:52 pm
Re: Strip: Not like the first one ?
Bill Hamm -- 2/5/2012, 3:44 am
Re: Strip: Not like the first one ?
Ian Johnson -- 2/3/2012, 12:39 am
Re: Strip: Not like the first one ?
seadragon -- 2/3/2012, 12:19 pm
Re: Strip: Not like the first one ?
Ian Johnson -- 2/3/2012, 1:57 pm
Re: Strip: Not like the first one ?
John Abercrombie -- 2/3/2012, 9:02 pm
Re: Strip: Not like the first one ?
Etienne Muller -- 2/4/2012, 4:19 am
Re: Strip: Not like the first one ?
Robert l -- 2/7/2012, 1:13 am
Re: Strip: Not like the first one ?
Bill Hamm -- 2/7/2012, 2:58 am
Re: Strip: Not like the first one ?
Robert l -- 2/7/2012, 10:14 am
Re: Strip: Not like the first one ?
Mike Savage -- 2/7/2012, 3:14 pm
Re: Strip: Not like the first one ?
Bill Hamm -- 2/8/2012, 2:01 am
Re: Strip: Not like the first one ?
ancient kayaker -- 2/7/2012, 5:08 pm
Re: Strip: Not like the first one ?
John Abercrombie -- 2/7/2012, 8:15 pm
Re: Strip: Not like the first one ?
ancient kayaker -- 2/7/2012, 11:00 pm
Re: Strip: Not like the first one ?
John Abercrombie -- 2/7/2012, 11:22 pm
Re: Strip: Not like the first one ?
Bill Hamm -- 2/8/2012, 2:11 am
Re: Strip: Not like the first one ?
Bill Hamm -- 2/8/2012, 2:07 am
Re: Strip: Not like the first one ?
Bill Hamm -- 2/8/2012, 2:03 am