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Wood and Plywood
See: "Useful Information and Suppliers" for a list of lumber and plywood suppliers. Also see: "Wood & Plywood Information". Both located in the left-hand column of the Home page.
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by hoodman View the latest post
Thu Jul 05, 2018 9:45 am
Metal
Steel and aluminum boatbuilding. See: "Boatbuilding Methods", in left-hand column of the Home page, for information about alloys.
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by Kevin Morin View the latest post
Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:57 am
Epoxy
Problems, how to use. Also see: "EPOXY", in the left-hand column of the Home page.
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Fiberglass
Fiberglassing over plywood and one-off fiberglass methods. See: "Boatbuilding Methods", in the left-hand column of the Home page.
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Last post Re: Alternative materials, in…
by kens View the latest post
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Fasteners
What kind, options, etc.
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Painting
Painting options, interior and exterior.
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Metal Marine Tanks (mainly welded aluminum)

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Re: Combine board and batten and molded plywood constrution

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Epoxy availability in Egypt

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Mixed Epoxy 4:1 instead of 5:1

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Would you start again with these dry laminates - epoxy on plywood...

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