Message-Id: <97Aug14.113435edt.14955-1@prufire1.prusec.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 1997 13:24:28 -0400
From: carl_vonkleistiii <carl_vonkleistiii@prusec.com>
To: baidarka@lists.intelenet.net
Subject: Re: [Fwd: Rib Stringers and Repair #1]
carl_vonkleistiii wrote:
-snip-
Oh, I meant to mention something else.
I took my wife's bathroom scales out on the deck and weighed the
boatframe this weekend (yes, I know what you are thinking, but I
took out her fudge factor and reset the scales to zero to get an accurate
reading -- other wise the frame would have weighed 3 pounds.) After
multiple calculations and attempts, I consistently got a weight of 33
pounds (15kg) for the frame. I have yet to add the deck stringers,
coaming, and skin, so I reckon that'll tot up to another 5 or 7 pounds.
I'm kind of dissappointed with the weight, but OTOH I did use southern
yellow pine for the bulk of the frame and knew it was going to be about
20% heavier than other wood that I could have used. Still, I regularly
carry 85 and 90 pound boats, so this 40 pounds will seem pretty light.
--
Eric von Kleist We pray for one last landing
Hilton Head Island, SC On the globe that gave us birth,
USA To rest our eyes on the fleecy skies
And the cool green hills of Earth.
Carlyle said, "A lie cannot live"; it shows he did not now how to
tell them. Mark Twain
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