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Re: Seeking: Herreshoff double paddle canoe offset
By:Paul Sylvester
Date: 8/29/2010, 3:44 pm

: Thanks so much Paul

: I'm thinking western red cedar would be delightful. Have any
: pictures? It's been hard to find info about that boat on the
: interweb.

: Regards

: Michael
Tradition would call for eastern white cedar, hackmatack and maybe some white oak in places I believe, it would be a little denser and tougher than wrc in the hull imo.
If I was to do one I would consider using 6mm ocoume for the hull.
No pics but I'll look in my Herrshoff books later.
Paul

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Seeking: Herreshoff double paddle canoe offsets
Michael -- 8/28/2010, 7:21 pm
Re: Seeking: Herreshoff double paddle canoe offset
John lasky -- 8/31/2010, 11:33 am
Re: Seeking: Herreshoff double paddle canoe offset
Bill Hamm -- 8/29/2010, 12:22 am
Re: Seeking: Herreshoff double paddle canoe offset
Michael -- 8/29/2010, 12:56 am
Re: Seeking: Herreshoff double paddle canoe offset
Paul Sylvester -- 8/29/2010, 6:04 am
Re: Seeking: Herreshoff double paddle canoe offset
Michael -- 8/29/2010, 1:05 pm
Re: Seeking: Herreshoff double paddle canoe offset
Paul Sylvester -- 8/29/2010, 3:44 pm