Date: 9/25/2002, 9:00 pm
: I used Port Orford cedar for the gunwales and Cypress for the deck beams and
: stringers. African mahogany for the keel.
: You can use a lot of different kind of woods. Stay away from anything that
: easily rots.
: Morris has overstated ribs. You can go a lot narrower, especially if you are
: using a hardwood like white oak (excellent).
: Roger
Roger - Sharp looking frame! Good call on the ribs, they can be narrow say 5/8" to 1" wide . Some Greenland kayaks used few ribs maybe only 10 in a 17' kayak but they were wide ribs 1 1/2 " and did the job. For my kayaks I like ribs 15/16" wide , 1/4" thick and about 7 1/2" apart on average
: (I?m the tall one. Jim is who is standing beside me is who we are building
: the kayak for.)
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Kellan Hatch -- 9/24/2002, 3:48 pm- Re: Sitka Spruce
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Roger Nuffer -- 9/25/2002, 6:50 pm- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Wood
West -- 9/25/2002, 9:00 pm- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Wood
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Randy -- 9/25/2002, 9:31 am- Re: Skin-on-Frame: Wood
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Brian Nystrom -- 9/24/2002, 4:18 pm - Re: Sitka Spruce
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