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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Recommended Dimensions of Frame
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 8/6/2014, 12:44 am
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Recommended Dimensions of Frame (JohnAbercrombie)

When I was a kid (long time ago) I had a SOF with an oak frame, steam bent ribs and very small section stringers, though I don't remember the exact sizes (was like 50 years ago after all), it held up fine though, the stringers couldn't have been bigger than 1/2" square. It was though fairly flexible in waves, interesting feel when paddling it.

Bill H.

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Skin-on-Frame: Recommended Dimensions of Frame Components
Clark -- 7/31/2014, 3:56 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Recommended Dimensions of Frame
dave koslow -- 7/31/2014, 5:00 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Recommended Dimensions of Frame
Clark -- 7/31/2014, 5:15 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Recommended Dimensions of Frame
john vanburen -- 8/2/2014, 8:04 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Recommended Dimensions of Frame
Bill Hamm -- 8/3/2014, 12:24 am
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Randy Knauff -- 8/5/2014, 6:07 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Recommended Dimensions of Frame
JohnAbercrombie -- 8/5/2014, 8:32 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Recommended Dimensions of Frame
Bill Hamm -- 8/6/2014, 12:44 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Recommended Dimensions of Frame
Peter Lord -- 8/7/2014, 5:30 pm