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Stiffer is better
By:Tom Preska
Date: 9/27/2000, 7:35 am
In Response To: Strongbacks: External and Internal *Pic* (Joe Greenley)

Joe,

I think you made the point of the comparison when you stated that the external is stiffer than the internal. When I built my exped it was hard to keep the long peices of ply at the ends of the boat true. There just wasn't enough room or enough 2x for bracing in the nose to keep it from warping when strips were added. The external is like ones used in stip canoes and they are really solid. my next boat is going to be an external.

Tom

Messages In This Thread

Strongbacks: External and Internal *Pic*
Joe Greenley -- 9/26/2000, 10:17 pm
Re: Strongbacks: External and Internal
Shawn B -- 9/28/2000, 2:38 pm
Re: Strongbacks: External and Internal
Dave Kreiton -- 9/28/2000, 8:09 am
I vote internal
Dean Trexel -- 9/27/2000, 7:10 pm
Re: Strongbacks: External and Internal *Pic*
mike allen ---> -- 9/27/2000, 3:34 pm
Strongbacks: Building Constraint Factors
mike allen ---> -- 9/29/2000, 11:51 am
Re: Strongbacks: Building Constraint Factors
Bill Price -- 9/29/2000, 1:29 pm
Re: Strongbacks: Building Constraint Factors
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 9/29/2000, 2:50 pm
Re: Strongbacks: Building Constraint Factors
Bill Price -- 9/29/2000, 4:43 pm
Re: Strongbacks: Building Constraint Factors
mike allen ---> -- 9/29/2000, 2:50 pm
Re: Strongbacks: Building Constraint Factors
Bill Price -- 9/29/2000, 5:11 pm
Re: Strongbacks: Building Constraint Factors
Rehd -- 9/29/2000, 8:38 pm
Re: Strongbacks: External and Internal
Spidey -- 9/27/2000, 5:53 pm
Re: Strongbacks: External and Internal
Shawn B -- 9/28/2000, 2:36 pm
Re: Strongbacks: External and Internal
mike allen ---> -- 9/28/2000, 6:49 pm
Re: Strongbacks: External and Internal
Brian Wegener -- 9/27/2000, 10:16 am
Re: Strongbacks: External and Internal *Pic*
Joe Greenley -- 9/27/2000, 11:56 am
Stiffer is better
Tom Preska -- 9/27/2000, 7:35 am
Re: Strongbacks: External and Internal
Kent LeBoutillier -- 9/27/2000, 6:06 am
Re: Strongbacks: External and Internal
Don Beale -- 9/27/2000, 1:33 am
Re: Strongbacks: External and Internal
Spidey -- 9/26/2000, 11:01 pm