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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Non-marine ply for coaming ring
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 8/10/2009, 12:20 am

: Thanks everyone for all your suggestions. After much layout wrangling, it
: looks like we're going to be able to get 6 coaming rings out of our
: 1/2" okoumé, though just barely. As long as the bow and stern plates
: are small enough that they can come out of 16x30" coaming scrap, we
: ought to be set.

: There are no set dimensions for these, but I think they are, aren't they?

: Anyway, once that's done, we'll follow the suggestion to find the nicest
: 1/4" non-marine ply we can, to use for the lip.

: -Jonathan and Amy

Good thing using the Okoume ply for the coaming. A side advantage is that it's often quite a bit lighter weight than most non-marine grade ply, so you can save a pound or two on this fairly substantial piece.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Non-marine ply for coaming rings?
Keck314 -- 8/7/2009, 7:25 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Non-marine ply for coaming ring
Keck314 -- 8/9/2009, 1:53 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Non-marine ply for coaming ring
Bill Hamm -- 8/10/2009, 12:20 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Non-marine ply for coaming ring *Pic*
Tom Yost -- 8/8/2009, 8:39 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Non-marine ply for coaming ring
Bill Hamm -- 8/8/2009, 1:37 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Non-marine ply for coaming ring *LINK* *Pic*
wwfloyd -- 8/8/2009, 12:04 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Non-marine ply for coaming ring *LINK* *Pic*
wwfloyd -- 8/8/2009, 12:08 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Non-marine ply for coaming ring
Dave Gentry -- 8/7/2009, 7:50 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Non-marine ply for coaming ring *Pic*
Dave Gentry -- 8/7/2009, 9:02 pm