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Re: Strip: First kayak
By:Dave Gentry
Date: 10/15/2010, 8:29 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: First kayak (Mark Rakestraw)

: Hi Bill,
: Do you use 3/4" or 1/2" MDO. I've got a bunch of 3/4
: scraps left over from a job that may need to turn into a kayak
: Mark
1/2 MDO is just fine. 3/4" will work, too, of course, though it's a bit of overkill.
I've found MDO, which does indeed come covered in either one side or both, weighs considerably less than equal sized Meranti marine plywood. It doesn't have as many plies, and there are a few small voids per sheet, but overall it is acceptable for making frames for non-traditional SOF construction. It certainly is far superior to any 1/2" AC exterior plywood that I have ever seen.

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Eddyanderson -- 10/13/2010, 10:40 pm
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Eddy Anderson -- 10/15/2010, 11:00 pm
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Allan -- 10/16/2010, 1:56 am
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Brian Scarborough -- 10/14/2010, 8:45 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/14/2010, 9:37 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 10/14/2010, 1:54 pm
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Stephen Troy -- 10/14/2010, 11:11 am
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/14/2010, 10:58 am
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Noel Bennett -- 10/14/2010, 1:35 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/14/2010, 9:32 pm
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Mark Rakestraw -- 10/15/2010, 6:01 am
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Bill Hamm -- 10/15/2010, 8:44 am
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Dave Gentry -- 10/15/2010, 8:29 am
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theluckyone17 -- 10/14/2010, 10:22 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/15/2010, 8:42 am
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Noel Bennett -- 10/15/2010, 2:42 pm
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Noel Bennett -- 10/14/2010, 10:25 pm
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Dave Gentry -- 10/13/2010, 11:24 pm
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Allan -- 10/14/2010, 4:09 am
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Paul Montgomery -- 10/14/2010, 8:39 am
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barry boyette -- 10/14/2010, 10:21 am