PVC Pipe Canoe

Discussion in 'Boatbuilding' started by camping nut, Aug 22, 2008.

  1. ancient kayaker
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    ancient kayaker aka Terry Haines

    PVC doesn't float in this part of the World, SG = 1.3; ABS (SG = 1.05) might in seawater. What else was in your sink, Australian beer?

    ABS is probably better than PVC, it's lighter, stronger and tougher. I think it may be stiffer as well. PVC degrades in sunlight.
     
  2. alexlebrit
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    alexlebrit Senior Member

    Oh look at that, I'd never really looked at the PVC pipe in my house before, and I see it's got a foam core (well it's only for grey water) so of course it floats. I'd go for ABS though, it just seems to tear not shatter.

    Then again why not a simple ply frame, I've been looking at a ply coracle on Hannu's Boatyard and it occrued to me the same basic method could be used for a canoe.
     
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  4. rwatson
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    rwatson Senior Member

    Expensive is the main problem. I bought a metre of storm water pipe the other day, so that raft probably cost about 3 times what an all timber plywood raft with paint would have cost.
     

  5. TheRiffRaft
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    We were actually lucky enough to "aquire" the PVC for free. We did have to purchase the caps and elbows and they weren't cheap either.
     
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