| Title: | SAILING |
| Notice: | Please read Note 2.* before participating in this conference |
| Moderator: | UNIFIX::BERENS |
| Created: | Wed Jul 01 1992 |
| Last Modified: | Mon Jun 02 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 2299 |
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I'm reading a book by Tom Hill called "Ultralight Boatbuilding."
His method uses 4 mm marine mahogany plywood and epoxy to build
canoes and other small boats. Becasue there is no internal
frame, the boats are very light i.e. 44 lbs. for a 14 ft. canoe.
Anyone familiar with this method?
I'd appreciate a discussion of the pros and cons.
Thanks.
Lou
P.S. This note was also placed in the Woodworking notesfile (11.21).
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| 1743.1 | This note is unlocked - please write! | SMURF::YELGIN | Mon Jul 15 1991 12:15 | 9 | |
This note was write locked by the moderator because I did not
submit keywords. I did so a month ago and the note has finally
been unlocked.
Thank you to those of you who took the time to write to me directly.
Now, we can use the notesfile and share our pearls of wisdom with
everyone else.
Lou
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| 1743.2 | Lauchings - 14' Ultralight Canoe | SMURF::YELGIN | Wed Sep 16 1992 18:27 | 12 | |
I built the 14' ultralight canoe this summer and just launched it on
Labor Day. It really came out beautifully. There is nothing like
the gleam of varnished mahogany.
If anyone is thinking about building a canoe using Tom Hill's 4mm
epoxy plywood method, I would be happy to answer questions or give
advice.
regards,
Lou
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