Thanks all for your interest and suggestions. I just got my hands on some 1/16th inch basswood from a hobbyist supplier, that just happens to be...
for a 5-6 m dingi you must fit together more than one sheet, maybe it is better to glue together 2*2,5 mm for the bow area and use 4 mm for the...
Oh I don't mind replying. I didn't respond to your post because it didn't address my question. I don't want to do stitch and glue, I don't want to...
Thanks JRD, this is exactly the information I was looking for :D. Sheet birch is one material I haven't tried.
Thanks PAR, I've been playing that way with sheets of various materials (sheet balsa, 3mm ply, heavy card). Heavy card is good. Pushing the top...
Thanks for the safety reminder, El_Guero. Is anyone able to answer my initial question?
In fact the slit has to be a meter long, or one-third of the panel: any less and the (4mm) ply would split (ok, it did split on my first...
True, you can get some compound from large panels, but if I can't get enough to lift the transom out of the water, how much will it matter? I...
thanks for your interest Gonzo. I think Uffa Fox knew a bit about planing hulls, but I'm no Uffa Fox... Yes, for simplicity and hydrodynamicity...
Hello to all. I’m obsessed by building a sailing boat of 5 or 6 meters by simply bending whole plywood panels around each side of a laminated keel...
