If any one is interested, my wood turtle deck finally came out at about 9
lbs, which is a little bit heavier than I was hoping for. Just for the record,
if I were doing another one, I would use 1.5/2.0 mm Hoop pine for the ply
frames and skin, ( hoop pine seems to be very springy stuff, but
The equivalent foam version would cost about $100 for foam sheet, foam block
would be about $400-$500 if not more if used, $40 dollars for resin and
about $150 for glass and peel ply, so about $300
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Chris & netters
I spent $10.00 on a large second hand sheet of 6 inch Wh
Chris & Co.,
I've been toying with the idea of wooden turtle deck for some time.
I'm not that far advanced yet, but am keen to go that way. Partly due weight
& cost, but also as I figure it will save time.
I'm doing my fuse in Hoop Pine ply (being an Aussie also, it's easier to get
here than Spruce
John,
I fabricated mine in 3/32 plywood by cuttin out a oversized pattern, bending it
[by tieing rope around it], spraying it wirh water and drying it. It retained
it's shape. Then I trimmed it to fit after adding another longeron to anchore
the plywood to the fus.
Ron Eason
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