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Default A better boat building material

On Wed, 1 Jul 2009 11:14:51 -0700 (PDT), Loogypicker
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All glass boats are too heavy requiring too much fuel.


Two of the neighbors at the lake have Rebels. These are the first
fiberglass sailboats ever made, and they weigh 700 pounds. For a
sixteen foot boat. Today a plastic A Scow, 38 feet long, is only 1850.

Casady


 
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