Price of steel plate (5 mm) for something like a Tom Thumb 24 seems to cost much less than marine grade plywood. However, I know there are other...
I'll go look for the thread and give it a read, thanks.
Good to know. That is a consideration as the boat is cutter rigged. The foresail has a boom in addition to the mainsail boom with control lines...
After some thinking, I think the answer is in front of me, I just don't want to look at it. I've only removed a 3 x 3 ft piece of deck skin on...
Doh! I did look for an option to upload photo, but only looked through the buttons shown at the top of the editor. Completely missed the "Upload...
Pictures uploaded to gallery but awaiting moderator before I can post them. I did consider foam. It would be a matter of cost and if the...
Sanded off left over wood but starting to go through where the circle and arrow are. That is open weave with no material below it.
Shows the tile arrangement of plywood.
That is a concern. One of the reasons I want to put down glass first before stressing it. That was the theory. However, in my uninformed...
Just went out to take a pic but phone was dead. Will try to add one. I guess my immediate question boils down to, should I glass first with...
I do not plan on replicating the tiled construction method unless there was a good reason to. Plan to use as large a piece of marine ply that I...
The core in my cabin top is wet. I cut a section of top skin away. The core is a patch work of plywood squares about 6" to a side. Under the...
