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Re: Skin-on-Frame: biulding kayak using composite
By:Aaron H
Date: 8/28/2009, 11:59 am

Composite decking has several issues that might not make it a good choice for a kayak frame; for me, the weight of the stuff rules it out well before one gets to the other potential problems.

If I were to build a kayak frame using as little wood as possible, I would take a hard look at aluminum tubing longitudinals and plywood cross sections, lashed and epoxied; more or less a folding kayak assembled permanently. Tom Yost has built at least one kayak this way, and perhaps others have as well, so it does work. The aluminum tubing will probably cost more than wood, however...

: As I am just finishing up my SOF using real wood. I was thinking of the next
: one and how difficult it is to get good wood around here. So I'm wondering
: if anyone has used some of the composite decking type of products instead
: of real wood? I know that this takes alot of the romance out of the
: project compared to real wood and also realize this would create some
: issues especially when it comes to planing and routering.

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Skin-on-Frame: biulding kayak using composite decking
Peter B -- 8/28/2009, 10:40 am
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Foster -- 8/30/2009, 3:00 pm
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Peter B -- 8/31/2009, 7:36 am
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Charlie -- 8/31/2009, 10:54 am
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peter b -- 8/31/2009, 10:12 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/1/2009, 12:36 am
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Paul G. Jacobson -- 8/29/2009, 2:37 am
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peter b -- 8/29/2009, 10:31 am
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Bill Hamm -- 8/29/2009, 7:09 pm
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peter b -- 8/29/2009, 8:16 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/30/2009, 9:03 am
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Charlie -- 8/28/2009, 4:02 pm
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peter b -- 8/29/2009, 10:28 am
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Aaron H -- 8/28/2009, 11:59 am
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Kudzu -- 8/28/2009, 5:25 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/29/2009, 7:07 pm
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Charlie -- 9/2/2009, 1:47 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/2/2009, 1:52 am
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Niven Paine -- 9/2/2009, 4:35 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/5/2009, 1:36 am