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Re: Strip: New Build in Progress
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 12/6/2011, 2:37 am
In Response To: Re: Strip: New Build in Progress (John Messinger)

: Good question! I had been wrestling with this and had never
: bothered to crank through the numbers. I found that the density
: of the maple is about double that of the WRC. I calculate the
: weight of the maple I plan to use at about 4 pounds. If I had
: used WRC in the same places I would have saved about 2 pounds.

A small amount of hardwood doesn't make a huge difference in weight unless it's one of the wildly heavy tropical woods. Get carried away with it though and these woods can add a sizeable amout of weight. Not hard at all to end up with a 50 lb. boat.

Bill H.

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Strip: New Build in Progress *PIC*
John Messinger -- 11/6/2011, 5:26 am
Re: Strip: New Build in Progress
Rob -- 11/6/2011, 8:19 am
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John Messinger -- 11/6/2011, 6:30 pm
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John Messinger -- 11/6/2011, 6:32 pm
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Kevin Greer -- 12/5/2011, 6:40 am
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John Messinger -- 12/5/2011, 7:18 pm
Re: Strip: New Build in Progress
Bill Hamm -- 12/6/2011, 2:37 am
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Kevin Greer -- 12/6/2011, 6:55 am
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 12/6/2011, 8:08 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/7/2011, 4:11 am
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John Messinger -- 12/7/2011, 6:10 am
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John Messinger -- 11/26/2011, 12:09 am
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Kevin Greer -- 11/26/2011, 1:40 pm
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John Messinger -- 11/26/2011, 4:04 pm
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Kevin Greer -- 11/26/2011, 6:18 pm
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John Messinger -- 11/26/2011, 12:12 am
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 11/26/2011, 6:26 am
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John Messinger -- 12/4/2011, 7:25 pm
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Ian Cummins -- 12/4/2011, 9:42 pm
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John Messinger -- 12/5/2011, 6:17 am