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Monday , Fast pitch softball

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Monday , Fast pitch softball

I�m looking for a boat building material not of solid wood and would be classified as a marine plywood. It has a tighter grain, and a dark, consistent color. When finished with epoxy, top coated with varnish, the texture of the wood doesn't generally show on the finish, like it might with other marine plywoods. It is more dense than Fir or Meranti, which makes it a little heavier. What is the name of this material? Aside from the above, what else makes it a good selection for the application? Bonus inquiry. According to a web source, what is the leading cause of failure in boats of marine plywood. (Note. Delamination is the result not the cause.)

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would you come unglued if I answered the bonus q early?

John

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True, but ...boat glue failure is a result

stuff not regularly thought of. Resorcinol glue is for the most part waterpoof but other more nefarious factors generates problems that are deemed at least equally difficult by boatbuilders using wood.I'm looking for two of the more prevalent.

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Re: True, but ...boat glue failure is a result

I believe a well aimed torpedo can often times cause failure in wooden boats. Do I get the prize? ;-)

Tom

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Not so fast . Only partly correct.

You can aim well, but if the boat is too close the torpedo won't arm, or if the targeted ships draft isn't deep enough, or the torpedo is designed to home in on a magnetic target you've blown $1.2 million, and while the thing is searching it could double back and hit you if it doesn't run out of gas (gas not gasolene) or battery first. If you're the only metal boat within a couple of miles and it misses the wood vessel, you might get a surprise.

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Re: Not so fast . Only partly correct.

That's why I rarely go boating....stray torpedos. That and Asian Carp jumping out of the water and smacking people in the head! And I'm pretty sure I'll never fish under a bridge again either!

Tom

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