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Re: another opinion
By:peter czerpak
Date: 9/18/2000, 8:07 am
In Response To: another opinion (Larry C.)

: Nick, I just returned from (8 hour overnite drive) the Newfound Rendezvous.
: There were many examples of both techniques and I personally don't think
: stapless construction has much to do with the quality of the end result.
: The best eye catching boats were the ones with the well thought out
: stripping patterns with matched colors and NO gaps between strips. There
: were stapless constructed boats that were not finished as well as staple
: constructed ones. Some of the best builders use staples: Nick, Ross,
: Edgar. Their boats were some of the best on the beach, all with staple
: holes!!

: Now, If you decide to go stapless, I watched a demo by Rob Macks of Laughing
: Loon, where he showed how to do FAST stapless construction. He uses hot
: glue to attach the strips to the forms( directly to the form material)
: with spring clamps between stations. The method seamed very fast. He said
: he strips a boat in 1- 1.5 days in his shop.

Hey Larry:

How was the weather for the Rend.? I was supposed to go but the weather was looking pretty bad for NH so I decided to not make the long drive out there. Sounds like I missed out. I just ordered my redfish Return plans. Time to think stripping... Pete czerpak albany, NY

Messages In This Thread

To staple or ???
Nick webb -- 9/16/2000, 10:19 pm
Re: To staple or ??? a compromise...
Edgar Kleindinst -- 9/18/2000, 3:57 pm
Re: To staple or ??? a compromise...
Grant Goltz -- 9/20/2000, 12:53 pm
Re: To staple or ???
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 9/18/2000, 12:38 pm
Nick's sage advice
Matthew Bastian -- 9/19/2000, 8:41 am
Well Said. (NT)
Scott Lee -- 9/19/2000, 4:28 am
Re: To staple or ???
David Hanson -- 9/18/2000, 5:09 pm
Re: Do Both. ??
Shawn B -- 9/18/2000, 3:52 pm
Re: To staple or ???
Nick webb -- 9/18/2000, 3:50 pm
Re: To staple or ???
Jim P. -- 9/18/2000, 3:42 pm
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Dick -- 9/18/2000, 3:18 pm
Re: To staple or ???
Philip Miles. -- 9/18/2000, 9:53 am
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Kent LeBoutillier -- 9/18/2000, 6:35 am
Re: To staple or ???
Scott Lee -- 9/18/2000, 4:43 am
Re: To staple or ???
Earl Bailey -- 9/17/2000, 12:15 pm
Re: To staple or ???
Rick Thomas -- 9/17/2000, 10:41 am
Re: To staple or ???
Spidey -- 9/17/2000, 1:40 am
Re: To staple or ???
Chris Casazza -- 9/20/2000, 1:02 pm
Re: To staple or ???
Spidey -- 9/22/2000, 11:15 am
Re: To staple or ???
Nick webb -- 9/17/2000, 2:49 pm
Re: To staple or ???
Rehd -- 9/17/2000, 3:57 pm
NAMTYK?
david -- 9/20/2000, 11:31 am
NOT
Dale Frolander -- 9/17/2000, 2:57 am
Re: NOT
John Michne -- 9/17/2000, 2:08 pm
another opinion
Larry C. -- 9/17/2000, 9:47 am
Re: another opinion
Matt D -- 9/18/2000, 2:31 pm
Re: another opinion
Edgar Kleindinst -- 9/18/2000, 3:48 pm
Re: another opinion
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 9/19/2000, 9:01 am
Re: another opinion
peter czerpak -- 9/18/2000, 8:07 am
Re: another opinion
Brian Nystrom -- 9/18/2000, 12:41 pm
Re: another opinion
Gary B. -- 9/18/2000, 11:32 pm
Where's the brew?
Larry C. -- 9/19/2000, 12:09 pm
LOL
Gary B. -- 9/19/2000, 11:44 pm
RE:wheres the brew
peter czerpak -- 9/20/2000, 8:27 am
Re: another opinion
Larry C. -- 9/18/2000, 12:10 pm
Re: another opinion
Dale Frolander -- 9/17/2000, 12:18 pm
Why we build
Larry C. -- 9/17/2000, 1:39 pm
Re: Why we build
Spidey -- 9/17/2000, 6:37 pm
Re: another opinion *Pic*
Dale Frolander -- 9/17/2000, 12:33 pm
Re: another opinion
Nick webb -- 9/17/2000, 2:20 pm
Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder
Roger Nuffer -- 9/17/2000, 4:24 pm
Re: To staple or ???
Rehd -- 9/17/2000, 12:20 am
Re: To staple or ???
Roger Nuffer -- 9/16/2000, 11:15 pm