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Okoume or...?
Am looking for plywood less than 4 mm. Apparently, Okoume has no rot
resistance so I'd like something else. However, I cannot even find Okoume less than 5/32" thick. Any ideas? |
Okoume or...?
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Okoume or...?
On Sun, 7 Mar 2010 09:07:59 -0800 (PST), Frogwatch
wrote: Am looking for plywood less than 4 mm. Apparently, Okoume has no rot resistance so I'd like something else. However, I cannot even find Okoume less than 5/32" thick. Any ideas? You can try Aircraftspruce. they have plywood down to 0.8 mm I beleive. A point that most people overlook is the weight of the plywood. Over herer we have plywood made in Burma, Indonesia and Thailand - all made from tropical hardwoods and in some cases nearly twice as heavy as okoume. A boat built from okoume turns out to be substantially lighter then one built from local supplied plywood. Out of curosity, what are you going to use ply thinner then 4mm for? Bruce Bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom) |
Okoume or...?
On Sun, 7 Mar 2010 09:07:59 -0800 (PST), Frogwatch
wrote: Am looking for plywood less than 4 mm. Apparently, Okoume has no rot resistance so I'd like something else. However, I cannot even find Okoume less than 5/32" thick. Any ideas? You might want to take a look at a book called "Ultralight Boatbuilding " by Thomas Hill. http://www.amazon.com/Ultralight-Boa.../dp/0071567038 He has built a lot of small boats from Okoume and claims that it is highly rot resistant. I've built a few things from it also and had no problems. It is very strong for its weight and laminates well with epoxy. |
Okoume or...?
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says... On Sun, 7 Mar 2010 09:07:59 -0800 (PST), Frogwatch wrote: Am looking for plywood less than 4 mm. Apparently, Okoume has no rot resistance so I'd like something else. However, I cannot even find Okoume less than 5/32" thick. Any ideas? You can try Aircraftspruce. they have plywood down to 0.8 mm I beleive. A point that most people overlook is the weight of the plywood. Over herer we have plywood made in Burma, Indonesia and Thailand - all made from tropical hardwoods and in some cases nearly twice as heavy as okoume. A boat built from okoume turns out to be substantially lighter then one built from local supplied plywood. Out of curosity, what are you going to use ply thinner then 4mm for? Bruce Bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom) You bring up a good point. In some of the skiffs I built, Occoume is an issue as it is not heavy enough for the boat to float the way it was designed. Less mass to keep it from pitching, etc... Scotty -- For a great time, go here first... http://tinyurl.com/ygqxs5v |
Okoume or...?
On Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:03:47 -0400,
wrote: In article , says... On Sun, 7 Mar 2010 09:07:59 -0800 (PST), Frogwatch wrote: Am looking for plywood less than 4 mm. Apparently, Okoume has no rot resistance so I'd like something else. However, I cannot even find Okoume less than 5/32" thick. Any ideas? You can try Aircraftspruce. they have plywood down to 0.8 mm I beleive. A point that most people overlook is the weight of the plywood. Over herer we have plywood made in Burma, Indonesia and Thailand - all made from tropical hardwoods and in some cases nearly twice as heavy as okoume. A boat built from okoume turns out to be substantially lighter then one built from local supplied plywood. Out of curosity, what are you going to use ply thinner then 4mm for? Bruce Bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom) You bring up a good point. In some of the skiffs I built, Occoume is an issue as it is not heavy enough for the boat to float the way it was designed. Less mass to keep it from pitching, etc... Scotty Or perhaps one might say that the boat wasn't designed to use a light weight material.... :-) Or, referring to another thread, perhaps this is one of the dangers in stealing construction plans :-( Cheers, Bruce |
Okoume or...?
In article ,
says... On Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:03:47 -0400, wrote: In article , says... On Sun, 7 Mar 2010 09:07:59 -0800 (PST), Frogwatch wrote: Am looking for plywood less than 4 mm. Apparently, Okoume has no rot resistance so I'd like something else. However, I cannot even find Okoume less than 5/32" thick. Any ideas? You can try Aircraftspruce. they have plywood down to 0.8 mm I beleive. A point that most people overlook is the weight of the plywood. Over herer we have plywood made in Burma, Indonesia and Thailand - all made from tropical hardwoods and in some cases nearly twice as heavy as okoume. A boat built from okoume turns out to be substantially lighter then one built from local supplied plywood. Out of curosity, what are you going to use ply thinner then 4mm for? Bruce Bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom) You bring up a good point. In some of the skiffs I built, Occoume is an issue as it is not heavy enough for the boat to float the way it was designed. Less mass to keep it from pitching, etc... Scotty Or perhaps one might say that the boat wasn't designed to use a light weight material.... :-) Or, referring to another thread, perhaps this is one of the dangers in stealing construction plans :-( Cheers, Bruce I hope you are not suggesting I stole plans. The rights to build Brockway type work skiffs directly off of Earle's lines were given to me directly by the family after Earle's death, period. Oh, then the author of the book written on the plans by the University of Rhode Island, were passed along to me by the author himself.. I used these lines and techniques mixed with modern materials to build several of his (Brockway) work skiffs. Some of the Occoume designs seemed to be light with the newer materials. In another thread I stated correctly that it is impossible to trademark a hull or even stop someone from splasing it, never said I did or would. I hope you are not suggesting I said or would do anything different... Scotty -- For a great time, go here first... http://tinyurl.com/ygqxs5v |
Okoume or...?
On Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:36:38 -0400, I am Tosk
wrote: In article , says... On Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:03:47 -0400, wrote: In article , says... On Sun, 7 Mar 2010 09:07:59 -0800 (PST), Frogwatch wrote: Am looking for plywood less than 4 mm. Apparently, Okoume has no rot resistance so I'd like something else. However, I cannot even find Okoume less than 5/32" thick. Any ideas? You can try Aircraftspruce. they have plywood down to 0.8 mm I beleive. A point that most people overlook is the weight of the plywood. Over herer we have plywood made in Burma, Indonesia and Thailand - all made from tropical hardwoods and in some cases nearly twice as heavy as okoume. A boat built from okoume turns out to be substantially lighter then one built from local supplied plywood. Out of curosity, what are you going to use ply thinner then 4mm for? Bruce Bruceinbangkokatgmaildotcom) You bring up a good point. In some of the skiffs I built, Occoume is an issue as it is not heavy enough for the boat to float the way it was designed. Less mass to keep it from pitching, etc... Scotty Or perhaps one might say that the boat wasn't designed to use a light weight material.... :-) Or, referring to another thread, perhaps this is one of the dangers in stealing construction plans :-( Cheers, Bruce I hope you are not suggesting I stole plans. The rights to build Brockway type work skiffs directly off of Earle's lines were given to me directly by the family after Earle's death, period. Oh, then the author of the book written on the plans by the University of Rhode Island, were passed along to me by the author himself.. I used these lines and techniques mixed with modern materials to build several of his (Brockway) work skiffs. Some of the Occoume designs seemed to be light with the newer materials. In another thread I stated correctly that it is impossible to trademark a hull or even stop someone from splasing it, never said I did or would. I hope you are not suggesting I said or would do anything different... Scotty No I wasn't. I was referring to the discussion in another thread that started out with someone wanting some boat plans and someone else responding that you had to get them from the designer and back and forth... And no, one cannot patent or copyright a hull form but you certainly can copyright a set of construction plans. Cheers, Bruce |
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