Thought this might be of interest to most people on the list. http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/11/projects/bentwood/index.htm Hajo -- "When somebody has risked...
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Peter
pjacobs55
Jan 29, 2011 4:31 am
On the Black Fly I used a flat blade to flatten and widen the Kevlar where it crossed the gunnel. This gave it a lot more surface area on the heant-n-bond...
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AARON WOOD
a_wood_...
Jan 29, 2011 4:08 pm
Great read Hajo, thanks! ________________________________ From: Hajo Smulders <hajosmulders@...> To: Airolite_Boats@yahoogroups.com;...
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Peter
petergraessle
Jan 30, 2011 2:11 am
Beautiful boat!! The Arrow 14 is on my build list as well. Good job. Peter...
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bassman4940
Jan 30, 2011 2:39 am
Not only a great job at building the boat, an excellent job at documenting it as well! Brings back memories of when I built mine. I was not too surprised to...
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Greg
gmreevesrodc...
Jan 31, 2011 10:31 pm
I'm going to go with Luan in place of the cardboard. Can someone help me with dimensions? I'm building the Snowshoe 16 which is really 15'6". I'm assuming...
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ocean31@...
ocean31...
Jan 31, 2011 10:32 pm
I am almost done with a Ebenezer 11. I had picked this up as a uncompleted Ebenezer 11 project, included was the the plans, strongback station molds,clamps...
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gmac49
gmac49...
Jan 31, 2011 11:44 pm
I am building the Snowshoe 16 now. I used PVC Pipe, tie wraps, etc on saw horses for the strongback. So far so good. I am also using the "compressed wood"...
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AARON WOOD
a_wood_...
Feb 1, 2011 3:07 am
Greg, I can't give solid advice, but I'll tell you what I did, which worked well. I just finished my Arrow 14. I made the strongback, as you're planning,...
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bschless@...
bschless
Feb 1, 2011 12:17 pm
When I built the classic 10 I used cardboard for the strongback's 2 sides and it worked great (other sides were pine 1 x 4 or 1 x 6, I forget which). I glue...
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bschless@...
bschless
Feb 1, 2011 12:25 pm
The pipe looks problematic. The pipe could easily bend throwing the boat's centerline off, whereas a real strongback has torsional rigidity. Here's mine...
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Roger Crier
rogercrier
Feb 1, 2011 5:36 pm
We have to bear in mind that the whole reason Platt made the strongback with cardboard on the side is that the laminated construction of the cardboard makes a...
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Matthew
flagmcg
Feb 1, 2011 6:13 pm
Hi Greg, I built a Snowshoe 16, 4 years ago with my 8 & 11 year old sons. I used MDF boards for the strongback and staggered them. I think it was 16' long....
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Hajo Smulders
hilomania
Feb 1, 2011 6:32 pm
It's really not necessary to go to those ends. A pair of 2x4 that looks straight when sighted with the naked eye (Or even a piece of string if you trust that...
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rogercrier
Feb 1, 2011 8:47 pm
I am a new UK member and have just bought the Whitehall Jr plans and the partial kit of parts. It should be on its way as we speak. I live in Sutton Coldfield...
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Greg
gmreevesrodc...
Feb 3, 2011 4:57 pm
I know this is an older post but I am back to thinking about the project again. I will most likely start this weekend but my concern about using the forms...
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rkofler@...
k7ddg
Feb 7, 2011 8:55 pm
We are building the Classic 14 and I have two questions for the group: Should Heat and Bond tape be applied to bare wood or varnished wood? Has anyone tried...
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bschless@...
bschless
Feb 7, 2011 9:15 pm
Heat and bond goes on raw wood. People paint these things with everything! I used some water based polyeurethane, ran out, and started using spray poly (from...
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Roger Crier
rogercrier
Feb 8, 2011 5:12 pm
Whenever you use paint on the Airolite you should really do a test piece to see how your paint affects the rip stop qualities and strength of the Airolene. ...
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rkofler@...
k7ddg
Feb 9, 2011 4:46 pm
Thanks for the suggestions. We will do some tests of whatever we decide to try. What we are looking for is a fabric finish that is the least transparent. We...
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bassman4940
Feb 9, 2011 5:13 pm
Roger, I used 2 coats white of water-based exterior house paint and got the results I think you are looking for. I thined the paint before applying so the...
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Aaron Wood
a_wood_...
Feb 9, 2011 6:30 pm
Roger, You're not asking too much :-). That's just what I've done (as have several others) with my boat. I'll send you more info after work today. Cheers, ...
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Roger Crier
rogercrier
Feb 9, 2011 6:42 pm
Ok, so you have carefully strapped the boat to the cars roof.(Mine will be a Whitehall Jr.) What sort of cruising speed do you guys recommend for a safe trip? ...
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Greg
gmreevesrodc...
Feb 9, 2011 6:49 pm
I'll be interested to see the results as I plan on driving mine from Alabama to Canada this summer. It may be slow going but I was hoping for the speed limit....
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John Scott
flyscott06@...
Feb 9, 2011 7:42 pm
Check pic,Yes the Whitehall is a very strong& well constructed .I logged over 7000miles. Attached to the rack on my Saturn.being towed behind the Rv. Note that...
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Elliot Mednick
Elliot00
Feb 9, 2011 7:58 pm
I have an Arrow 14, which I think is one of the lightest of the boats. I have no problem cruising at 75 with it strapped it to the top of my Mazda 3. I use...
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bschless@...
bschless
Feb 9, 2011 8:17 pm
Here's what I do on my Subaru (which has two Thule bars that go across the car as well as the longitudinal bars that come standard on the Subaru) I own two...
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bschless@...
bschless
Feb 9, 2011 8:19 pm
wow...you pull that big camper with that little SUV?? Beau Schless NOTEbookS Library Automation (978) 443-2996 http://www.rasco.com From: John Scott...
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Roger Crier
rogercrier
Feb 9, 2011 8:38 pm
And he does it all with a boat on the roof as well! I bet the fuel mileage is crap though !!!...
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mgrogg@...
mgrogg51
Feb 9, 2011 9:48 pm
Unless you are in Germany on the Autobahn, the posted legal speed limit should be safe. The covering material is used on aircraft wings that go much faster...
