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Re: Skin-on-Frame: My experinces
By:Marc Upchurch
Date: 5/17/2016, 11:48 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: My experinces (Pete)

I'm in favor of epoxy to coat the edges of the ply, and I bond the stringers to the frames with epoxy (and a dowel - epoxied in).
The overall frame I coat with Minwax Helmsman - 2 coats, after getting all the shaping done of course.

I prefer to overkill trying to keep rot out since I don't want to do the work again.

You can tell I am a little anal cause I also use marine ply (not fir), although I have used baltic birch once - no current issues.

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Skin-on-Frame: Questions about general care
Pete -- 5/15/2016, 5:43 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Questions about general care
John VB -- 5/15/2016, 6:05 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 5/15/2016, 6:44 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 5/15/2016, 10:59 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 5/16/2016, 12:18 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 5/16/2016, 10:05 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 5/17/2016, 10:15 pm
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jaybabina -- 5/16/2016, 10:56 am
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Curtis Fisher -- 5/16/2016, 2:49 pm
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Jaybabina -- 5/16/2016, 6:02 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: My experinces
Jeff Horton (Kudzu Craft) -- 5/17/2016, 7:43 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: My experinces
Pete -- 5/17/2016, 10:00 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: My experinces
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 5/17/2016, 10:41 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: My experinces
Jeff Horton (Kudzu Craft) -- 5/17/2016, 10:54 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: My experinces
Marc Upchurch -- 5/17/2016, 11:48 am
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Robert W -- 5/17/2016, 1:09 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: My experinces
Mike Bielski -- 5/17/2016, 10:21 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Questions about general care
Pete -- 6/11/2016, 9:21 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Questions about general care
Bill Hamm -- 6/12/2016, 4:33 pm