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Re: Strip: Build question
By:Etienne Muller
Date: 12/14/2013, 4:51 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: Build question (Robert Horstmann)

If the glue line is indeed the weak point in these instances, my guess is that it is because the epoxy does not adhere as well to carpenter's glue or to TB as it does to the timber. There is probably a micro delamination along the glue line. If this is what is happening, then tight joints are definitely a plus. The move toward thinner planking and lighter glass, with, consequently, more flexible hulls, probably does not help either.

many of us also push our boats harder in these days of extreme sports.

There is always going to be a weakest point somewhere. Push anything hard enough and it will break.

If we really want tougher boats, then S&G is probably a better bet.

Et

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Strip: Build question
Mike Thomas -- 12/12/2013, 9:01 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 12/12/2013, 9:50 am
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Mike Bielski -- 12/12/2013, 10:15 am
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 12/12/2013, 1:07 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 12/12/2013, 1:23 pm
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Jay Babina -- 12/12/2013, 3:45 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 12/14/2013, 2:35 pm
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Robert Horstmann -- 12/13/2013, 12:07 pm
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James Doyle -- 12/13/2013, 8:33 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 12/14/2013, 3:06 pm
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Robert Horstmann -- 12/13/2013, 11:48 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 12/14/2013, 4:51 am
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Robert Horstmann -- 12/14/2013, 11:58 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 12/14/2013, 12:53 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 12/14/2013, 1:20 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/15/2013, 12:27 am
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Robert Horstmann -- 12/15/2013, 2:25 am