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Re: Strip: Strongback
By:Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks
Date: 2/9/2018, 1:13 pm
In Response To: Strip: Strongback (Rick Steudel)

The strongback should be 160" aka 13' 4"

As others have suggested, your best bet these days is making a box beam from plywood, or purchase an LVL 2x4, or you can go for a pricey aluminum 2x4 extrusion.

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Strip: Strongback
Rick Steudel -- 2/8/2018, 3:23 pm
Re: Strip: Strongback
Mark N -- 2/9/2018, 12:26 pm
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Olli -- 2/9/2018, 1:05 pm
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 2/9/2018, 1:13 pm
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Nick R. -- 2/9/2018, 4:14 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 2/9/2018, 4:50 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/10/2018, 2:03 am
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JohnAbercrombie -- 2/10/2018, 11:42 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/13/2018, 12:22 am
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Ken Blanton -- 2/9/2018, 9:34 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 2/9/2018, 10:29 pm