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Re: Hard Chine Strip Boat Plan?
By:Eric Schade (shearwater boats)
Date: 12/17/2000, 10:17 am
In Response To: Re: Hard Chine Strip Boat Plan? (Don Beale)

A 'glassed 1/4" strip pannel is MUCH stiffer than a 4mm plywood panel. Some designs might be possible, most would not. the 'glass would tend to crack or discolor in the high stress areas.

Nicks idea of just stripping the panels then assembling them then 'glassing them has more merit.

You would probably have better luck using stitchless/stapleless meathods such as duct tape. I think the panels may split at any wire "stitch" holes.

: How hard would it be to make the panels in strip, and then assemble it like a
: plywood boat? It seems to me that the panels would act pretty much like
: plywood once they were glassed on both sides.

Messages In This Thread

Hard Chine Strip Boat Plan?
Rick Mitchell -- 12/15/2000, 1:25 am
Re: Hard Chine Strip Boat Plan?
Pete Rudie -- 12/17/2000, 2:54 pm
Re: Hard Chine Strip Boat Plan?
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 12/16/2000, 9:35 am
Re: Hard Chine Strip Boat Plan?
Eric Schade (shearwater boats) -- 12/15/2000, 6:03 pm
Re: How much experience do you have?
Grant Goltz -- 12/15/2000, 11:25 am
Re: How much experience do you have?
Rick Mitchell -- 12/15/2000, 12:13 pm
Re: Hard Chine Strip Boat Plan?
peter czerpak -- 12/15/2000, 8:27 am
Re: Hard Chine Strip Boat Plan?
Ross Leidy -- 12/15/2000, 9:15 am
Re: Hard Chine Strip Boat Plan?
Shawn Baker -- 12/15/2000, 1:54 pm
Re: Hard Chine Strip Boat Plan?
Mike Hanks -- 12/15/2000, 5:49 pm
Re: Hard Chine Strip Boat Plan?
Don Beale -- 12/15/2000, 8:39 pm
Re: Hard Chine Strip Boat Plan?
Eric Schade (shearwater boats) -- 12/17/2000, 10:17 am
Re: Hybrid? *Pic*
Mike Hanks -- 12/16/2000, 12:24 am
Re: Hard Chine Strip Boat Plan?
Rehd -- 12/15/2000, 7:35 pm
Re: Hard Chine Strip Boat Plan?
Mike Hanks -- 12/15/2000, 8:07 pm
Re: Hard Chine Strip Boat Plan?
peter czerpak -- 12/15/2000, 9:34 am
Re: Hard Chine Strip Boat Plan?
tom -- 12/15/2000, 2:09 am