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Re: S&G: What would be lighter?
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 5/6/2013, 12:36 am
In Response To: Re: S&G: What would be lighter? (Sodbuster------WebKitFormBoundary6pLaVD9X7Zfw4+Pi-)

6 ounce glass is much more abrasion resistant than 3 ounce, much more than the doubling of the weight would suggest. If the boat is used gently then the 3 ounce should work fine.

And in plywood the inside doesn't necessarily need glassed, lots of them built that way.

Bill H.

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S&G: What would be lighter?
Sodbuster------WebKitFormBoundary6pLaVD9X7Zfw4+Pi- -- 5/4/2013, 1:13 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/4/2013, 11:00 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/4/2013, 11:06 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 5/4/2013, 11:09 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 5/5/2013, 10:36 am
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Sodbuster------WebKitFormBoundary6pLaVD9X7Zfw4+Pi- -- 5/5/2013, 12:24 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/6/2013, 12:36 am
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Tony G -- 5/5/2013, 4:29 pm
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Sodbuster------WebKitFormBoundary6pLaVD9X7Zfw4+Pi- -- 5/5/2013, 5:21 pm