On Dec 12, 6:15*pm, I am Tosk wrote:
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On Sun, 12 Dec 2010 15:51:00 -0500, I am Tosk
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That's a nice boat but it would be difficult to make it come in under
200 pounds, especially in two pieces. If I were to go for it, I might
look at Kevlar but who the hell wants to work with that stuff?

That's one of the attractions of a two part boat - only the stern
section has to come in at 200 lbs (allowing another 200 for motor,
fuel and gear). *Each section would be hoisted individually and
assembled in the water. *Fuel tanks and anchor, maybe even the
battery, could be kept in the forward section to allow more weight
aft.

I agree about Kevlar, nasty stuff to work with. *I used it to repair a
rudder once and ended up with nothing but yellow fuzz when I sanded
it. *Carbon fiber is not bad though, just a bit pricey. *Doug King,
who used to hang out here, made a beautiful carbon fiber and foam
dinghy a few years back. *It weighed well under 100 pounds as I
recall.

As to a dinghy, I have made an 8 foot dinghy of Occume that came in at a
whopping 60 pounds.. I suppose if you used spruce framing and 6mm
occoume, with 4 oz. tight weave in the seams and skin, it could be done
without Kevlar or Carbon fiber...

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Rowdy Mouse Racing - Pain is temporary, Glory is forever!

My 9' nesting 2-Paw-9 is about 90 lbs. She coulda been lighter. Only
having to lift one half at a time makes her easy to deal with.