... Dave, For what it's worth, here's my 'real time' experience. While not actually on a boat, it's an exposure to the same environmental conditions . . . in...
Great insight and advice. I am going with 5/4 Doug Fir as i have found a local yard with lots in stock. I will experiment with a June Bug in the spring with...
Great insight and advice. I am going with 5/4 Doug Fir as i have found a local yard with lots in stock. I will experiment with a June Bug in the spring with...
FWIW, the first boat I built was made of strips ripped from 5/4" PT decking. After a tree fell over and smashed the deck behind our house, a boat seemed like a...
... David: The difference between "AB Marine Ply" and ACX is NOT rot resistance (or at least, not much). The difference is in the quality of the glue, and the...
Many books I have read mention that MDO (Dura-ply in Canada) is also an excellent product for boat building. Apparently it's made for outdoor signs, I have...
Chris Are you sure about the glue thing? I was told a few years ago that marine ply and exterior used the same glue. Do you know what the difference is? I...
I put the lay up to the test today. I stepped on the glued 1X1 PT strips and low and behold I am now the proud owner of two tomato stakes. The pieces parted...
If you live in the north, the pressure treated wood you get could be Red Pine (pinus resinosa, also called Norway Pine). This is lighter than SYP and nearly as...
Recently I salvaged several boards from the demolition of a 85 year old building. The wood look like some kind of pine but I was not sure because i never seen...
Let me try to get this across again. In just the last few years they changed the chemistry by federal law for PT lumber. Old and new chemistry reacted with...
... Well, I just saw one last week, in Maple Bay, BC (Canada, Vancouver Island, SE coast). I'm pretty darn sure it's a copy of Alert/Manatee. It's called...
Guiliano: What you are calling SYP is longleaf pine. SYP is a collection of many different kinds of pine trees (jack pine, slash pine, etc.). Longleaf pine can...
Does anyone know how much it would cost to build a generic Micro with "l/2 plywood for bottom,transoms(fore and aft),bulkheads and 3/8 inch for deck and...
Thank you for the correction. This is what I was meaning but I forgot to type correctly and I omit the world "longleaf". That wood is like gold for me, is nice...
Maybe I am just a bit too slow for this Group but I have only just discovered an article posted by John Mann in 2007 written by the amazing Roger Keyes about...
hello, I have a micro for sale. good condition ,ready to sail. Sitting on a trailer just west of Toronto,ON.Canada. More details will be posted to the...
Some time ago the Tyson family posted some information on the SpurII Hugo's father had built. I seem to recollect there were pictures. could anyone direct me...
I don't want to sound like a wood snob but there are a number of great choices for boat building without using substandard "home" products. I have removed...
Well said I am restoring a 1962 Lightning that is built with Mahogany and Ceder and it is the Mahogany where the rot is. Just as important is care after build...
It may not be totally on the point but recently I came across a picture of a sheet ply Chebacco bult by Bruce Tyson in an old copy of the Chebacco News and...
You do have a very good point. Most of the boats I work on are Muskoka based, these owners spare no expense at storage and repair, that said proper coatings,...
It has had many poor repairs and some poor storage in the past. It was inside in the dry for almost ten years and some planks with poor grain where split...
How long is a piece of string? If you use ACX plywood, no fiberglass cloth or epoxy, make your own polytarp sails and already have an outboard you can probably...
... I agree. The cost can easily vary by an order of magnitude. I made it a game of frugality, building my Micro. Even then, I was trading time for money....
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