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Re: Next Boat & Plywood Availability
By:Mike Hanks
Date: 9/27/2000, 8:20 pm
In Response To: Next Boat (bob)

Bob,

Home Despot, I mean Depot doesn't carry it anymore. Neither does Evil, I mean Eagle, oops now Lowes Hardware. Last I checked Home(alone)Base still carried it. Tacoma Plywood might carry it. I know Edensaw lumber has several grades of mahogany plywood.

If you head to Tacoma, I could show you the Plywood Walrus. It fits me fine and I'm 5'11" 175 lbs with size 10 shoes. The forms are very scalable.

Mike

>I'm looking to build a boat for a person of limited paddling experience. The >primary usage will be short alongshore trips and lillydipping in the inter >dune lakes in the area where we live. Height 5'10", weight 185# size 10 shoes. >I would like to go s&g or plank on frame. I'm thinking of slimming down a >double-ended duck boat that I built a few years back. Taking a 6hr canoe and >lowering the sides to about 8' and decking it over or Mill creek 13, at this >time I'm open to any and all suggestions. I've not been to the city for some >time, does home depot still have luan plywood? Thanks for the input. Rhed >thanks for the suggestions on the saw polishing the deck worked great!
>
>Bob

Messages In This Thread

Next Boat
bob -- 9/26/2000, 10:49 pm
Re: Next Boat & Plywood Availability
Mike Hanks -- 9/27/2000, 8:20 pm
Re: Next Boat & Plywood Availability
Smiley Shields -- 9/27/2000, 8:31 pm
Re: Next Boat
Tony -- 9/27/2000, 2:58 pm