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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Lashing vs glued dowels or scre
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 8/26/2014, 4:12 pm
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Lashing vs glued dowels or scre (Ben Alexander)

On my "glued" frames, with epoxy and large filets, the boat is pretty rigid. Doesn't have any more flex than any other kayak that I've got.

There are, as you said, lots of joints, the stresses are shared over many joints, not each one individually, I've never worried about them cracking.

Bill H.

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Skin-on-Frame: Lashing vs glued dowels or screws
MattGeerts -- 8/21/2014, 11:58 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Lashing vs glued dowels or scre
john vanburen -- 8/21/2014, 3:27 pm
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MattGeerts -- 8/21/2014, 3:40 pm
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Robert W -- 8/21/2014, 3:34 pm
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MattGeerts -- 8/21/2014, 3:44 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/21/2014, 5:32 pm
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Peter Lord -- 8/22/2014, 4:39 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Lashing vs glued dowels or scre
MattGeerts -- 8/22/2014, 8:39 am
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Bill Hamm -- 8/22/2014, 4:59 pm
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Robert W -- 8/22/2014, 7:52 am
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Peter Lord -- 8/22/2014, 9:15 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 8/22/2014, 9:53 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/24/2014, 12:46 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Lashing vs glued dowels or scre *PIC*
Mike Hanks -- 8/24/2014, 1:54 am
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Ben Alexander -- 8/26/2014, 3:25 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Lashing vs glued dowels or scre
Bill Hamm -- 8/26/2014, 4:12 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Lashing vs glued dowels or scre
George Grosh -- 8/28/2014, 1:42 pm