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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 7/2/2011, 2:09 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak (Stephen Troy)

: This is a "Hammstyle" glass over dacron built in Bill's
: class. 3.2 oz is probably light for how I treat boats, and it
: may be a case of some wear-through in a couple spots along the
: chines or keel.

Hi Stephen,

We've discussed this before, SOF's can't be beach launched slid over the beach with you in it. No matter what it's covered with the abrasion will wear holes in the fabric.

Btw, the current boat, knowing the owner, has a doubled 3.2 ounce glass bottom from chine to chine, much tougher. Also takes too long to do in the class.

Best material for that is a poly boat.

I've told everyone in the classes, they are deep water boats, meant to be entered and exited while it's floating.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Stephen Troy -- 6/30/2011, 2:53 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
StephenHJ -- 6/30/2011, 5:12 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Jeff Horton -- 7/1/2011, 8:16 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Scott Shurlow -- 7/1/2011, 9:41 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Stephen Troy -- 7/1/2011, 10:27 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Jeff Horton -- 7/1/2011, 2:51 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Stephen Troy -- 7/1/2011, 5:36 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Noel Bennett -- 7/1/2011, 10:22 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Bill Hamm -- 7/2/2011, 2:09 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Stephen Troy -- 7/2/2011, 4:32 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Bill Hamm -- 7/3/2011, 12:51 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Stephen Troy -- 7/3/2011, 4:20 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Bill Hamm -- 7/4/2011, 12:29 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Paul G. Jacobson -- 7/5/2011, 3:19 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Stephen Troy -- 7/5/2011, 10:16 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
David Bynoe -- 7/1/2011, 11:13 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Tony Ling -- 7/1/2011, 6:17 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Locating/repairing leak
Bill Hamm -- 7/2/2011, 2:13 am