Jonathan wrote in message ...
I am about to embark on building a 10 ft stitch and glue dinghy, a Dudly
Dix, Argie 10.

I would think this has been asked, but so far I haven't found it. Can I
use those plastic self cinching cable ties to hold the panels together
until I glass them? I would think they would sand off more smoothly
than wire?

Any thoughts?

Jonathan

Thousands of our designs were built with plastic ties. They are easy
to adjust, don't hurt your fingers, can be left in the resin and
sanded down.
See pictures of construction with plastic ties in our builders
galleries:
http://forums.bateau2.com/gallery/

I think that Devlin abandonned copper wire for plastic ties.

It is not a very important decision anyway: I have used duct tape too,
works well on small hulls with smooth bending.

Jacques from bateau.com