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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Canoe methods
By:JohnAbercrombie
Date: 9/10/2014, 7:23 pm
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Canoe methods (MattGeerts)

I'm curious how one would convert these Bear Mountain designs into fuselage.

How would you modify the 'closed circle' plywood frame style that works for kayaks into an 'open U' frame for an open canoe while retaining the strength you need/want?

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Skin-on-Frame: Canoe methods
MattGeerts -- 9/10/2014, 3:38 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Canoe methods
JohnAbercrombie -- 9/10/2014, 5:00 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Canoe methods
MattGeerts -- 9/10/2014, 6:24 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Canoe methods *PIC*
JohnAbercrombie -- 9/10/2014, 7:03 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Canoe methods
MattGeerts -- 9/10/2014, 7:12 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Canoe methods
JohnAbercrombie -- 9/10/2014, 7:23 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 9/10/2014, 8:27 pm
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MattGeerts -- 9/11/2014, 12:51 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 9/11/2014, 1:17 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 9/11/2014, 7:27 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 9/10/2014, 7:07 pm
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MattGeerts -- 9/10/2014, 7:19 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 9/10/2014, 7:30 pm
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MattGeerts -- 9/10/2014, 8:02 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/10/2014, 6:57 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Canoe methods
MattGeerts -- 9/11/2014, 12:52 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/11/2014, 3:25 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 9/10/2014, 8:36 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Canoe methods
JohnAbercrombie -- 9/11/2014, 3:20 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Canoe methods *PIC*
Peter Lord -- 9/11/2014, 6:49 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Canoe methods
MattGeerts -- 9/11/2014, 2:02 pm
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Peter Lord -- 9/11/2014, 3:20 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/11/2014, 3:29 pm
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MattGeerts -- 9/11/2014, 4:03 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/11/2014, 5:59 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 9/11/2014, 6:14 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Canoe methods
MattGeerts -- 9/12/2014, 12:43 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Canoe methods
Marc Upchurch -- 9/12/2014, 2:45 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Canoe methods
Bill Hamm -- 9/12/2014, 6:35 pm