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Why plywood is not used in boats?
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Bob Myers
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Bob M.
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Why is steel not used in cars? Same answer.
Bob M.
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I thought it was ... called marine grade plywood.
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Rich Grise
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On Mon, 01 Oct 2007 17:12:12 -0400, Charles wrote:
for a whole boat made of plywood.
Cheers!
Rich
I once saw a construction project in Popular Mechanics or something
for a whole boat made of plywood.
Cheers!
Rich
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John Larkin
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On Mon, 01 Oct 2007 10:41:30 -0700, thiaga.1989@gmail.com wrote:
boats and minesweepers. Nowadays, fiberglass is perferred, because
it's easy to blow into molds, and doesn't rot.
John
The famous Higgins Boats of WWII were mostly plywood, as were the PT
boats and minesweepers. Nowadays, fiberglass is perferred, because
it's easy to blow into molds, and doesn't rot.
John
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Stephen J. Rush
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On Mon, 01 Oct 2007 17:12:12 -0400, Charles wrote:
"exterior" glue used to laminate it. Plywood can't be formed into a
compound curve without resort to steam bending, but you can build a lot of
useful hull forms with only flats, conic and cylindrical sections. Hell,
some of the world's greatest _aircraft_ have been made of laminated wood.
Look up the Mosquito light bomber.
Exactly. "Marine grade" refers to the really-waterproof, better than
"exterior" glue used to laminate it. Plywood can't be formed into a
compound curve without resort to steam bending, but you can build a lot of
useful hull forms with only flats, conic and cylindrical sections. Hell,
some of the world's greatest _aircraft_ have been made of laminated wood.
Look up the Mosquito light bomber.
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Rich Grise
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On Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:57:03 -0500, Stephen J. Rush wrote:
Cheers!
Rich
Yeah, but airplanes typically don't sit in the water 24/7. ;-)
Cheers!
Rich
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Bob Myers
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HK-1 (H-4), more informally and lovingly known today as the
"Spruce Goose." The hull was/is construced primarily of
laminated birch.
Bob M.
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HK-1 (H-4), more informally and lovingly known today as the
"Spruce Goose." The hull was/is construced primarily of
laminated birch.
Bob M.
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Don Bowey
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On 10/2/07 10:03 AM, in article pan.2007.10.02.17.04.15.799721@example.net,
"Rich Grise" <rich@example.net> wrote:
eternally, 24/7.
"Rich Grise" <rich@example.net> wrote:
As I recall, the Japanese Zero used plywood. Many of them rest in the water
eternally, 24/7.
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Rich Grise
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On Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:00:06 -0700, Don Bowey wrote:
Cheers!
Rich
But they're not floating!
Cheers!
Rich
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Don Bowey
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On 10/2/07 2:22 PM, in article pan.2007.10.02.21.23.02.497056@example.net,
"Rich Grise" <rich@example.net> wrote:
"Rich Grise" <rich@example.net> wrote:
Not my problem.On Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:00:06 -0700, Don Bowey wrote:
"Rich Grise" <rich@example.net> wrote:
On Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:57:03 -0500, Stephen J. Rush wrote:
On Mon, 01 Oct 2007 17:12:12 -0400, Charles wrote:
thiaga.1989@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Why plywood is not used in boats?
I thought it was ... called marine grade plywood.
Exactly. "Marine grade" refers to the really-waterproof, better than
"exterior" glue used to laminate it. Plywood can't be formed into a
compound curve without resort to steam bending, but you can build a lot of
useful hull forms with only flats, conic and cylindrical sections. Hell,
some of the world's greatest _aircraft_ have been made of laminated wood.
Look up the Mosquito light bomber.
Yeah, but airplanes typically don't sit in the water 24/7. ;-)
As I recall, the Japanese Zero used plywood. Many of them rest in the water
eternally, 24/7.
But they're not floating!
Cheers!
Rich
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Fred Abse
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On Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:14:35 +0000, Rich Grise wrote:
The OP's obviously not an Alan Jackson fan
--
"Electricity is of two kinds, positive and negative. The difference
is, I presume, that one comes a little more expensive, but is more
durable; the other is a cheaper thing, but the moths get into it."
(Stephen Leacock)
Seventy-five Johnson, electric choke"
The OP's obviously not an Alan Jackson fan
--
"Electricity is of two kinds, positive and negative. The difference
is, I presume, that one comes a little more expensive, but is more
durable; the other is a cheaper thing, but the moths get into it."
(Stephen Leacock)