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Skin-on-Frame: Yost (wood) folding
By:Nel
Date: 4/8/2011, 5:49 am

Whereas Yost likes to use alluminum for his folding boats, means alluminum is the best choice.
That said, I wonder if there is also a way to build a folding (e.g. sea rider or nikumi) using 6' wood stringers.
Can you see any problem? shortcomings? weak points?

I dreamt sort of long and tight ballistic nylon sockets to fill someway with scafed stringers... but then I woke up and realize it was just a dream! :DDD

Probably any polyethylene (or alluminum) joint won't twist so much... I see it works fine with folding paddles.

Is there any prior experience with wooden frames?

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Yost (wood) folding
Nel -- 4/8/2011, 5:49 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Yost (wood) folding
Carlos Martinez -- 4/8/2011, 9:25 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Yost (wood) folding *PIC*
Tom Yost -- 4/8/2011, 9:28 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Yost (wood) folding
Bill Hamm -- 4/8/2011, 9:37 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Yost (wood) folding
Nel -- 4/8/2011, 6:59 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Yost (wood) folding
Nel -- 4/8/2011, 7:16 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Yost (wood) folding
Tom Yost -- 4/9/2011, 9:55 am