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ready to put some boat on my boat
On Jul 6, 8:38 am, "Island Teak" wrote:
"Bruce" wrote in message ... On Thu, 05 Jul 2007 08:05:37 -0000, Two meter troll wrote: Probably some of the last commercial sailing boats were the Bugis schooners from S. Sulawasi that didn't use bamboo to build their boats. A good place to see a large number of Bugis built traditional schooners is in Surabaya city on the east end of Java, just prior to the shift in winds to return them to Sulawasi. Still doesn;t make bamboo a good boat building material. I have neve used bamboo on the water, but I did build a traditional bamboo house years ago and watched the structual integrity of the bamboo break down over a few years. I should add that this was a stilt house with ample air circulation with a dry climate for at least 6 months of the year. Best thing about a bamboo house is that you get a nice, new fresh house every few years. However, if someone is quite determined to use bamboo research into the numerous varieties of bamboo. There is one bamboo in Thailand, that is solid and used often for tool handles such as a garden hoe handle. Bruce, this is the bamboo that has the very sharp thorns, would know the scientific name ? ...Ken Bruce in Bangkok (brucepaigeatgmaildotcom)- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Was the bamboo treated in any way? How many years did it last. I am planning to get two poles and treating two masts. The idea is that if I get five years per mast then I have a good inexpensive beautiful lightweight mast that will go ten years. Thats not too bad for a $100 and a little build time. If they last 10 years each I will be extremely happy. I plan to treat them and plug the ends so that the inside wont get wet at all even with the epoxy coating. I also will take the seecond mast the first few sails and the first few long sails just in case I push too hard or just screw up and break a mast. I really want to use bamboo for the look and weight. |
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