I am considering designing and building a fiberglass whitewater boat. I would like to build a mold and avoid the use of any wood. Can anyone recommend books related to this topic or other sources of information. thanks, sid *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
"BoatBuilder's Manual" by Charlie Walbridge is the standard bible on the subject of making fiberglass kayaks. It is out of print and hard to find, but worth finding. Try http://www.johnrsweet.com/ for more information and as a possible source of the book. Nick At 7:35 AM -0500 2/28/01, SNStone_at_aol.com wrote: >I am considering designing and building a fiberglass whitewater boat. I >would like to build a mold and avoid the use of any wood. > >Can anyone recommend books related to this topic or other sources of >information. > >thanks, >sid > >*************************************************************************** >PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed >here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire >responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. >Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net >Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net >Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ >*************************************************************************** -- Nick Schade Guillemot Kayaks 824 Thompson St Glastonbury, CT 06033 (860) 659-8847 *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
On Wed, Feb 28, 2001 at 07:35:48AM -0500, SNStone_at_aol.com wrote: > I am considering designing and building a fiberglass whitewater boat. I > would like to build a mold and avoid the use of any wood. > > Can anyone recommend books related to this topic or other sources of > information. "The Boatbuilder's Manual" by Charlie Walbridge is considered the definitive source of information on this topic. It's been revised a number of times, and you'll want to pick up the most recent edition. I'd recommend finding someone who has done this before and building a boat with them before trying it on your own. I've discovered that even patching a fiberglass/kevlar/composite boat involves subleties that aren't immediately obvious. ---Rsk *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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