Plywood Boat Stringers
Ok, ive just read the glen l piece and its nonsense,while i have not built a large plywood boat i have built dozens of large cold molded boats over transverse frames and longitudinal stringers as well as small plywood boats.on the cold molded boats the stringers are not let into the frames,at least not until the frame contacts the skin so the. With active core stringers (usually solid wood or pressure treated plywood), the core material is providing the stringer with most of its structural strength. generally, the more dense the core material (like wood or plywood) the more of the load it is expected to carry.. When building a plywood boat voids are a bad thing. the only difference is no voids. when we build stringers using plywood, we encapsulate, cdx or if we want really nice painted stringer looks we will use baltic birch 15 lam about $125 sheet,.
The fast tunnel boats have been 90% plywood (as were almost all race boats) for eon's until just recently going to exotic ($$$$) composites. most of what you're reading about also are tiny stringers and not close to what you're thinking.. Complete rotten stringer repair at https://havewindwilltravel.com. from hot glue sticks to a plywood template to no-sh&* coosa stringers buttered up and good as new with 160 layers of epoxy and. Firecat1981 wrote:looking for an opinion guys.i've seen most people use plywood strips for stringers in stitch and glue boats, but i've seen a few use what i think is the white wood sold at box stores also..
