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Old 12-23-2013, 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by billythekid View Post
I would say 150 lb with the balsa glass and resin and divilette putty
You think it's that much? Balsa is what, 8-10 lbs/cu ft? How thick will your laminate over the balsa be? And how much of the weight is offset by ditching the original liner?

I hope you don't mind me picking your brain on details. It's obvious you've thought this rehab through, and I'd like to get your perspective as you go along. I like your approach with the stringers. Use lightweight non-structural core, and let the laminate do the work.

I'm in the planning stages for my next project, complete rebuild of a '74 Hewes Bonefisher, and I'm thinking along some of the same lines.

Dave
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