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Re: Laminated Frame**s?
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 7/17/2010, 1:54 pm
In Response To: Re: Laminated Frame**s? (Kudzu)

: I have 3 or 4 sheets of 3mm ply in the shop. Very bendy stuff and I
: looked at something similar. The problem I saw was the bends
: were really tight with hard chines. The ply would want to break
: before it bent. I could make the bends but I figured that was a
: weak point too. So I thought about thin strips and glueing them
: up but it seemed like a lot of work for minimal gain so I never
: pursued it. There are some cool bragging rights there if you
: like the work, but it just didn't appeal to me.

: Plus I did some calculating and you only saw about an 1/8 mph
: increase for loosing 25 lbs.

1/8 mph isn't the point. It's 25 less pounds I have to carry from the car to the water and return. I go out often alone, lighter is better specially as one gets older.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Other: Kudzu + Bill - can't open messages
Doug S -- 7/16/2010, 7:36 pm
*** AVOID THE WORD ... ***
Doug S -- 7/17/2010, 9:38 am
Re: *** AVOID THE WORD ... ***
Bill Hamm -- 7/18/2010, 12:18 am
Me either!
Kudzu -- 7/17/2010, 8:43 am
Re: Me either!
Bill Hamm -- 7/18/2010, 12:16 am
Re: Other: Kudzu + Bill - can't open messages
Bill Hamm -- 7/17/2010, 12:13 am
Re: Laminated Frames?
brian scarborough -- 7/17/2010, 7:56 am
Re: Laminated Frame**s?
Kudzu -- 7/17/2010, 11:55 am
Re: Laminated Frame**s?
Bill Hamm -- 7/18/2010, 12:08 am
Re: Laminated Frame**s?
Bill Hamm -- 7/17/2010, 1:39 pm
Re: Laminated Frame**s?
Kudzu -- 7/17/2010, 1:50 pm
Re: Laminated Frame**s?
Bill Hamm -- 7/18/2010, 1:45 am
Re: Laminated Frame**s?
Bill Hamm -- 7/17/2010, 1:54 pm
Re: Laminated Frame**s?
Kudzu -- 7/17/2010, 4:23 pm
Re: Laminated Frame**s?
Bill Hamm -- 7/18/2010, 12:10 am
Re: Laminated Frame**s?
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 7/17/2010, 5:31 pm
Re: Laminated Frame**s?
Bill Hamm -- 7/18/2010, 12:12 am
plans
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 7/19/2010, 8:31 am
Link for Bryan's message
Doug S -- 7/17/2010, 9:39 am
Re: Other: Kudzu + Bill - can't open messages
Bill Hamm -- 7/17/2010, 5:05 am
Lightweight SOFs...
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 7/17/2010, 10:59 am
Re: Lightweight SOFs...
Bill Hamm -- 7/17/2010, 1:30 pm
Re: Lightweight SOFs...
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 7/19/2010, 8:27 am
Re: Lightweight SOFs...
Bill Hamm -- 7/19/2010, 8:46 am
Re: Lightweight SOFs...
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 7/17/2010, 5:32 pm
Re: Other: Kudzu + Bill - can't open messages
Peter B -- 7/16/2010, 8:53 pm
Re: Other: Kudzu + Bill - can't open messages
wwfloyd -- 7/16/2010, 8:35 pm