At the risk of starting a debate of the merits of different plywood, I was wondering if I could inquire as to what type plywood people have used for these...
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vexatious2001
Nov 26, 2005 9:29 pm
... plywood..." Noth'n wrong with starting a debate on plywood. Max...
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Chuck Leinweber
momcat_78631
Nov 27, 2005 12:47 am
Just mention the word and it's a debate - Chuck ... -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database:...
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arrrrrmatee
Nov 27, 2005 3:44 am
Inaugural St Augustine Messabout This is your cordial invitation to the First St Augustine Messabout planned for the weekend of Dec 10th & 11th. We hope our...
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robrohdeszudy
Nov 27, 2005 5:25 am
In Wisconsin we have two seasons: boating season, and it's-too-damned- cold-so-I'll-be-debating-plysood season....
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robrohdeszudy
Nov 27, 2005 6:25 am
I think I can actually offer something useful here. There's an awful lot of confusion about what semi-displacement means. Here I'll condense from information...
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John Kohnen
jhkohnen
Nov 27, 2005 10:09 am
Some of the worst wakes I've had the misfortune to suffer in my small boats have come from "trawler" yachts. :ob They don't have enough power to plane, but...
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vexatious2001
Nov 27, 2005 11:50 am
... small ... power to ... speed ... Agreed, although I have found dis-courtesy to not be confined to any one hull type. Full planing hulls operated at "hump"...
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john h wright
jhargrovewri...
Nov 27, 2005 1:55 pm
Rob, Thank you for the best ever, clear and concise, explanation of "planing" and hull speed. We needed that. Now for "seat of the pants". Is there a simple...
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crandall
christiancra...
Nov 27, 2005 6:39 pm
... We use the boat as if it were an overgrown skiff. We go out into the lake--it's not a tender flower by any means. If the wind is much over 15 mph, we...
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greyfire69
Nov 28, 2005 5:55 am
Chris, Thanks for the response. The lake I'd be using her on is pretty large, say 50,000 acres if the website I found is correct. I know it is big, but...
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James Greene
jgreene4235
Nov 28, 2005 7:52 am
... Yes at 5 and 1/2 feet wide Dockbox is very wide for it's 8 foot length. That's wider that a queen-size bed (which is only 5 feet wide) so it seems more...
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Stefan Probst
stefanhanoi
Nov 28, 2005 2:14 pm
... The Dockbox is 5 feet inside. The half foot is generously added for rubrails etc. ... The original configuration is "twin", i.e. two separate berths. ...
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Stefan Probst
stefanhanoi
Nov 28, 2005 2:44 pm
... IF it is just for information: I am looking for any kind of ply that has waterproof glue and is affordable. I have until now only indoor-grade ply with...
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John B. Trussell
clumber03
Nov 28, 2005 8:24 pm
1. Dockbox uses all of 6 sheets of plywood. Even if good mahogany marine plywood costs an extra $30 a sheet, the additional cost of materials is $180. 2....
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robrohdeszudy
Nov 28, 2005 9:11 pm
I just had to interject what a great idea this is. Getting the better half involved early with a full-sized representation can avoid design changes later. For...
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robrohdeszudy
Nov 28, 2005 9:14 pm
Well John, I don't think I can "bless" the definition, since different hulls make such different wakes. Max has more helm time in planing boats than I do,...
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robrohdeszudy
Nov 28, 2005 9:27 pm
That is most certainly true! I've never been in a storm that would rival some of those wakes. But let's be careful with terminology. "Trawler Yacht" doesn't...
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Stefan Probst
stefanhanoi
Nov 29, 2005 1:37 am
... That might be the calculation in the US. This is it here: A "local" sheet of 3/8" ply: around 4 USD. Import cost for a marine grade ply: say 12 kg @ 5...
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John B. Trussell
clumber03
Nov 29, 2005 1:13 pm
Stefan--Valid points. I am constantly amazed at the worldwide reach of the web and I apologize for my parochial thinking. Boatbuilders have used what was...
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robrohdeszudy
Nov 29, 2005 2:50 pm
Hey Stefan, If you're confined to cheap plywood, I think storing the boat out of the water will make a BIG in longevity. Get it up on rollers or something so...
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sword_king
Nov 29, 2005 11:32 pm
Just a note responding to the three or more last posts in this thread. My first boat was done a cheaply as possible, cheap 1/4" pine plywood deck and bottom...
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Stefan Probst
stefanhanoi
Nov 30, 2005 1:22 am
Hi Rob, storing in the dry: I'd love to, but .... I cannot store a boat of Dockbox's size at my house. The first area where I plan to use Doockbox is Hanoi's...
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greyfire69
Nov 30, 2005 6:36 am
Stefan, You've probably already looked into this, but just in case, everything I've read has stressed the need for a good undercoat/paint for boats stored in...
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robrohdeszudy
Nov 30, 2005 2:50 pm
Well, that's good news on the epoxy and glass. I think you'll want to encapsulate if you're storing it in the water. But I would stay away from latex paint....
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robrohdeszudy
Nov 30, 2005 6:08 pm
Here's an idea. (Off the cuff and probably stupid, but that never stopped me before.) If you are renting a mooring, maybe you could build a float from scrap ...
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Stefan Probst
stefanhanoi
Dec 1, 2005 1:07 am
LOL. I do like crazy ideas. And that one is that crazy, it could be my own ;) Here is my take: Take four tire inner tubes. Connect them with some ropes and...
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Stefan Probst
stefanhanoi
Dec 1, 2005 1:16 am
... Well, it is this "latex type", water based outside wall paint. International company, produced in Vietnam. Adapted to the climate here. ... Re-painting...
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greyfire69
Dec 1, 2005 4:16 am
Stephan, ... Wow! I'm only going to get to go on a big man-made lake, with a few small islands in the middle of a lot of flat water. The pictures for Halong...
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James Greene
jgreene4235
Dec 1, 2005 4:57 am
... I don't think you should encapsulate the wood. It's better and cheaper to use glass and epoxy on the outside to make the hull strong and waterproof, and...
