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Re: Question?

Ben Trumble wrote:

> Presuming such a plywood hull was put together using 1" sheets and really
> had a 4' interior diamater and a 6' hull...a hull 8' long would require
> around 200 sheets (with lots of waste.)  I think the cost would rival a
> steel hull...

Hi - good point.

One way around this is to use a teardrop shape.  It isn't perfect but, some of the cutouts from the
larger ID sections can be used for the smaller ID sections.


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Rick Lucertini
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"To a rational being it is the same thing to act according to nature and according to reason."

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