On Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:11:12 +0100, Heikki wrote:

Pirateer guy wrote:

The plywood
is available everywhere in the Philippines but the available composites
are fibergalss and polyester. The only available epoxy is the thick, grey
generic type.


Then in that case you aren't stitch and gluing anything. You have no
glue. Maybe the locals know that.

Don't be too harsh! Boats have been stitched together long before anyone had
epoxy. It might be quite possible to get structural strength from the
stitches, and cover up with something (poly+glass) only to keep it
watertight.

-H

True, but as soon as nails became available they stopped tying their
boats together....Stitching certainly works - when there is no other
solution.
Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)

On Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:16:49 +0700, Bruce In Bangkok
wrote:

On Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:11:12 +0100, Heikki wrote:

Pirateer guy wrote:

The plywood
is available everywhere in the Philippines but the available composites
are fibergalss and polyester. The only available epoxy is the thick, grey
generic type.


Then in that case you aren't stitch and gluing anything. You have no
glue. Maybe the locals know that.

Don't be too harsh! Boats have been stitched together long before anyone had
epoxy. It might be quite possible to get structural strength from the
stitches, and cover up with something (poly+glass) only to keep it
watertight.

-H

True, but as soon as nails became available they stopped tying their
boats together....Stitching certainly works - when there is no other
solution.
Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)

Agreed, but you wouldn't build commercial boats out of it.
Were talking work boats here, not weekenders at the beach.

On Thu, 08 Jan 2009 12:46:59 GMT, Dan@ (Pirateer guy) wrote:

On Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:16:49 +0700, Bruce In Bangkok
wrote:

On Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:11:12 +0100, Heikki wrote:

Pirateer guy wrote:

The plywood
is available everywhere in the Philippines but the available composites
are fibergalss and polyester. The only available epoxy is the thick, grey
generic type.


Then in that case you aren't stitch and gluing anything. You have no
glue. Maybe the locals know that.

Don't be too harsh! Boats have been stitched together long before anyone had
epoxy. It might be quite possible to get structural strength from the
stitches, and cover up with something (poly+glass) only to keep it
watertight.

-H

True, but as soon as nails became available they stopped tying their
boats together....Stitching certainly works - when there is no other
solution.
Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)

Agreed, but you wouldn't build commercial boats out of it.
Were talking work boats here, not weekenders at the beach.


Boats that guys use to earn a living... Commercial? Small business,
maybe, but I'd call them commercial..

Cheers,

Bruce
(bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom)