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"William R. Watt" wrote in message
... DO NOT use luan or gorilla glue if you value your life in your homebuilt boat. Don't know about gorilla glue. I've no complaint with the plastic resin (urea formaldehyde) or polyurethane (PL Premuim) glues (more properly adhesives). The painted (no resin coating) Dogskiff I made in 1999 out of lauan underlayment got its first fibreglass delamination patch, about a foot long adn 6" wide, this season. The boat is stored indoors in the garage when not in use. It was used often up until this year when I've not been able to get out on the water much. For the money and time put into the boat it has paid for itself well. I'd expect to get another few years out of it. My luann/gorilla glue boat projects are both holding up fine. I had to paint them again this year. They are stored outside and upside down when not in use. I put a couple slabs of treated wood under them or set them on top of plastic boats to avoid ground contact. One is my daughters kayak... I put more faith in it than my life depending on it, the life of my kid (though she wears a life jacket at ALL TIMES). A home built boat is only as good as they are built/maintained/inspected. Ed |