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Re: Strip: Looking for Ounces
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 5/21/2012, 2:02 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: Looking for Ounces (lewisb)

: Sitka Spruce comes in small sizes and is far lighter than bout
: anything else.......for many years it was used in sailboat masts
: for its strength and light weight...... And since the resin adds
: lots of weight. you might think of waterproofing it the old
: fashoned way they did it in the ""good ol
: days""
: :)

: Lewis

On a stripper, the glass/epoxy isn't just waterproofing, it's structural. Without the glass/epoxy there isn't nearly enough strength. Can be built obviously without it, but has to be planned that way fron the start.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Looking for Ounces
danperry -- 5/20/2012, 6:19 pm
Re: Strip: Looking for Ounces
lewisb -- 5/20/2012, 9:48 pm
Re: Strip: Looking for Ounces
george jung -- 5/20/2012, 9:56 pm
Re: Strip: Looking for Ounces *PIC*
ancient kayaker -- 5/20/2012, 11:00 pm
Re: Strip: Looking for Ounces
danperry -- 5/20/2012, 11:16 pm
Re: Strip: Looking for Ounces
george jung -- 5/20/2012, 11:17 pm
Re: Strip: Looking for Ounces
ancient kayaker -- 5/21/2012, 9:18 am
Re: Strip: Looking for Ounces
Allan -- 5/21/2012, 1:02 am
Re: Strip: Looking for Ounces
Malcolm Schweizer -- 5/21/2012, 9:56 am
Re: Strip: Looking for Ounces
Bill Hamm -- 5/22/2012, 1:44 am
Re: Strip: Looking for Ounces
Bill Hamm -- 5/21/2012, 2:02 am
Re: Strip: Looking for Ounces
Malcolm Schweizer -- 5/21/2012, 10:02 am
Re: Strip: Looking for Ounces
Bill Hamm -- 5/22/2012, 1:46 am