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Re: Material: Plywood 4 mm
By:Niven Paine
Date: 6/11/2015, 10:59 pm
In Response To: Re: Material: Plywood 4 mm (Russ K)

Here is a link of interest http://www.boat-links.com/scarf_bevels.html
I built a skin on frame using 4mm ply and glassed only the bottom to the gunwale using pine ply and then used okume on the upper surface. I used kayak forum and then 'skin on framed ' it and kept it just short of 4.8 m to get only one small joint on the deck by the cockpit. It was basically an experiment hence the cheap material but I did make the long 'corner, stringers as 'L' sections from two pieces rather than have a solid square section - you have the addition of the ply thickness for strength.
Bills idea of using a full sheet in the middle portion sounds a good idea.
Good luck and keep us posted
Niven

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ALVO -- 6/11/2015, 12:46 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 6/11/2015, 2:38 pm
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ALVO -- 6/11/2015, 2:58 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 6/11/2015, 3:10 pm
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John Messinger -- 6/11/2015, 3:12 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 6/11/2015, 3:22 pm
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ALVO -- 6/11/2015, 4:46 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 6/11/2015, 6:11 pm
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Tom C -- 6/12/2015, 10:56 am
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Russ K -- 6/11/2015, 9:10 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 6/11/2015, 10:36 pm
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Niven Paine -- 6/11/2015, 10:59 pm
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ALVO -- 6/12/2015, 12:41 am
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Bill Hamm -- 6/12/2015, 6:37 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 6/12/2015, 8:11 pm
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J vanburen -- 6/12/2015, 6:47 am
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Charles Robinson -- 6/12/2015, 7:56 am
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Bill Hamm -- 6/12/2015, 9:14 am
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Etienne Muller -- 6/12/2015, 9:43 am
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bsoderholm -- 6/12/2015, 5:14 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 6/12/2015, 5:33 pm