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How many wooden boats fail?
By:Keith Kaste
Date: 4/20/1998, 10:22 pm
In Response To: Re: You really don't want to look here (Mark Kanzler)

There was some discussion a while back on the WaveLength or Paddlewise mail list regarding how many home built boats actually fail in use. If I recall correctly there was not one instance of a boat failure, aside from the luan (cheap doorskin) ply becoming delaminated. Is all this talk about strength a little in vain? Just the process of fiberglassing the wooden hull (and just taping the inside seams of the plywood boats) seems to offer sufficient strength to survive all but a direct hit of major ocean wave against craggy cliff face. Am I missing something here? How many boats fail? In what way do they fail?
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> Wouldn't it make sense to run two layers of wood strips, half
> the "usual" thickness, perpendicular to each other.

> You could either use rings perpendicular to the usual strip direction,
> or lay strips 45 degrees to the keel (spiral effect) in 90 degree
> opposition to each other.

Messages In This Thread

Re: You really don't want to look here
Mark Kanzler -- 4/20/1998, 11:32 am
How many wooden boats fail?
Keith Kaste -- 4/20/1998, 10:22 pm
Re: How many wooden boats fail?
Brian Millington -- 4/21/1998, 12:50 pm
Re: How many wooden boats fail?
Mark Kanzler -- 4/22/1998, 10:17 am
Re: How many wooden boats fail?
Brian Millington -- 4/23/1998, 1:23 am
Re: How many wooden boats fail?
Mark Kanzler -- 4/22/1998, 11:38 am
Re: How many wooden boats fail?
Brian Millington -- 4/26/1998, 12:04 am
Re: How many wooden boats fail?
Rick C. -- 4/22/1998, 12:40 pm
Re: You really don't want to look here
Nick Schade -- 4/20/1998, 5:12 pm