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Luan 1/8" for skiff?
(William R. Watt) wrote in message ...
Backyard Renegade ) writes:
Again I would suggest that this may be fine for you, with your
experience, but I still would not reccomend it to any first time
builder.
Scotty from SmallBoats.com, where you can see my little pieces of crap
Its infinitely simpler than stripper, lapped strake, or plank on frame
techniques novices use after reading, say, Moore, Hill or Bheuler(?). I
can't imagine pumping goop as a challenge for novices at all. I dreamed it
up when building my first boat. When I posted it here other boatbuilders
reported filling voids in much the same way. Solving problems is one of
the fun things about building almost anything. I note in boatbuilding
books the authours can't resist describing the tools, jigs, and techniques
they dreamed up to solve problems. 
I can't even argue with you about this anymore, it is useless. I will
say it one last time, everyone who reads your posts here is not as
experienced or as lerned as you, and to so hardheadedly advocate luan
and polyester the way you do is just irresponsible. I myself do
reccomend these materials to several folks a year, but only after one
on one exchange and a good understanding of the questioners needs and
abilities. I have nothing against these materials when used by someone
who knows what they are, what they can and can't do, how to rapair
them, how to build the rest of the boat in such a manner as to
accomodate their weak characteristics..... etc... ugh...
Scotty from SmallBoats.com, peace dude.
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