A couple of people are interested. I'll see what I can do. Has been hard to connect with the person just to ask his plans for the boat, and even then I just...
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RexP
rkpayne96
Dec 31, 2012 7:18 pm
That we have built. Jazz, Melonseed Skiff http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-iG3eFH4xk Babs, Melonseed Skiff http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVVqQubKR-8 No Man's...
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RexP
rkpayne96
Dec 31, 2012 7:13 pm
Made a slideshow on youtube of our Birdwatcher being built between 2007-09. Bolger Birdwatcher, Frances E http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er8RK7guJzM Rex and...
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etap28
Dec 31, 2012 4:27 pm
Eric Is there any way to get in touch with the owner? I don't want to waste anybody's time but I would be interested in a photo or two and a baseline price . ....
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Eric
eric14850
Dec 30, 2012 9:53 pm
A Martha Jane in pretty rough but restorable shape on an excellent four wheel trailer is available in Ithaca, NY. No price but the owner is interested in...
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Douglas Pollard
dougpol2
Dec 27, 2012 3:39 pm
suHere in the Shenandoah mountings honey locust is used for fence posts and the lowest wood in barns becuse it is very slow to rot. Compared to black locust...
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Crandall, Chris S.
christiancra...
Dec 27, 2012 1:35 pm
Honey locust (gleditsia triacanthos) and Black locust (robinia pseudoacacia, family Fabaceae) hare a common name, but are not otherwise related. They both...
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MylesJ. Swift
caigk
Dec 26, 2012 6:15 pm
Wayne, The mill in Shelton does/can make ¼ inch 2S Crezon MDO . The problem is getting less than a unit. I tried to put together a group buy a couple of years...
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m riley
mkriley48
Dec 26, 2012 5:40 pm
I have had good luck using penitrol on fir plywood by following their instructions. Mainly putting wet on wet for as long as it takes to keep the surface...
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Douglas Pollard
dougpol2
Dec 25, 2012 9:26 pm
Locust By Douglas G Pollard Sr.  I have been trying to get some one to take an interest in this as a worth while project. For about a year I’ve been...
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otter55806
Dec 25, 2012 4:21 pm
On my first plywood boat I fell for the myth that simply coating it with epoxy would keep it from checking. Huh! After that I glass everything. Hull,...
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John Kohnen
jhkohnen
Dec 24, 2012 8:37 pm
If you worry about the "paper" overlay of MDO you should worry about the veneers coming apart too. ;o) The overlay is impregnated with the same goo that holds...
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welshman@...
harryjak
Dec 24, 2012 6:03 pm
Where are you getting MDO these days? And what "brand"? HJ Checking of plywood is not necessarily a "recent" phenom... my Black Skimmer,...
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philbolger@...
phil.bolger
Dec 24, 2012 5:58 pm
'Prebuilding' that it - with a p - all to avoid 'Rebuilding' anytime soon... Susanne Altenburger, PB&F ... From: philbolger@... To:...
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philbolger@...
phil.bolger
Dec 24, 2012 5:55 pm
That question re-crossed my mind just now. My concern is on all joints having paper between the wood - or will just machining it off in those limited areas do...
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philbolger@...
phil.bolger
Dec 24, 2012 5:50 pm
Just about all (recent) Doug.Fir seems prone to checking, and misbehaves most likely around 'footballs', present even on most 'A'-surfaces I've run across....
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Wayne Gilham
rayadorwg
Dec 24, 2012 5:49 pm
Checking of plywood is not necessarily a "recent" phenom... my Black Skimmer, built in Maine way back in the '70's as far as I can determine, had some panels...
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Mike Graf
grafmichael
Dec 24, 2012 4:42 pm
Great info from John(as usual) Douglas fir is the original marine ply before we started shipping in from all over the world. Roseburg would be foolish tell...
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philbolger@...
phil.bolger
Dec 24, 2012 3:49 pm
That about says it all. Phil did not much care for high religious holidays. As many of you already know, he read the Bible twice and the Koran once cover-to-...
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philbolger@...
phil.bolger
Dec 23, 2012 8:35 pm
Interesting confirmation of the narrative so far. Fearless experiment and then practical track-record in more than one hull. For meaty bulkhead attachment and...
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Tim Jennings
epilogbing
Dec 23, 2012 8:01 pm
This topic has been discussed many times on other forums, with no clear answer, as it seems to depend on one's situation. I've asked Roseburg via e-mail what...
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Tim Jennings
epilogbing
Dec 23, 2012 7:49 pm
For the last year I've been corresponding with Edmund Sylvester, a UK boat builder and designer, who has built several large boats (18 to 50 ft canal cruisers)...
I'm with John on this in that I used marine grade fir ply ( maunufacturer unknown, purchased in Vancouver, Canada) . I coated it with epoxy but no fabric,...
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John Kohnen
jhkohnen
Dec 23, 2012 5:13 am
Roseburg Forest Products is a pretty good manufacturer of plywood. The Toledo Boathouse just built a Michalak skiff using their AC exterior plywood and it...
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tom s
tdsoren
Dec 22, 2012 5:35 pm
My 1967 Grand Banks Woodie trawler is still going strong. built out of mahogany, oak and teak without any fiberglass except where I've puttied the house and...
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Roger Padvorac
rogerhuckleb...
Dec 22, 2012 5:06 pm
Michael, There was a delayed reaction to my mind waking up. You might try asking the: The Oregon Coots Chapter of the Traditional Small Craft Association at...
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Michael Seitz
mikefrommont...
Dec 22, 2012 4:20 pm
I suspect I wasn't clear in my original post.... The question is if the Roseburg "Marine Plywood" is any good (no voids, rot resistance etc). Yes, I don't want...
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welshman@...
harryjak
Dec 22, 2012 1:51 am
Resale value would never occur to me in plywood choice. The difference in quality of wood and ease of use sure would. Modern AC plywood is just too crappy to...
