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Originally Posted by Buffalobob
This is a 18 ft wood stripper I built before my daughter was born (she's in the canoe) It is made from red cedar and redwood strips I ripped and mahogany seats. The hull is edge glued strips with fiberglass inside and outside.
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Excellent job, I'm in the process of building a 'carioca' from GlenL plans, cost of wood, (mahogany is shockingly expensive here) and the epoxy is holding me back at the moment but getting there.
I've just put a new floor in my speedboat and glassed it in, regretting using 9mm ply now because it feels a bit flimsy. I'm hoping another couple of layers of fibreglass will stiffen it up and i won't have to cut it out and start again. I wanted to keep the weight down but I don't want to go through the bottom either, I should have used 3/4 inch but as they say hindsights 20 20.
Good luck
B