I’m trying to figure out how to post pictures. This should be a little thumbnail picture of two boats, one about a year old, and one brand new one to show how the color in poplar changes with time.
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Edited 6/2/2002 12:31:31 AM ET by BReese
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Edited 6/2/2002 12:31:31 AM ET by BReese
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Worked for me, but it took my browser a long time to find the site.
Breeezey
You made a boat out of poplar??!!
photos are small but it looks like you do nice work.
Just with all my bad experiences with poplar as an exterior wood I would think it would be not even considered for boat building.
Is it fully encapsulated in fiberglass or some thing else?
Color me curious
certianly is nice to work with though.
Try and post some bigger pics.
Mr T
Do not try this at home!
I am a trained professional!
No, I can't build anything with close tolerances. My uncle builds the boats. Fortunately I had the sense to buy one from him when I had money from being a consultant for the Atlanta Olympics and before he got so high-falutin' as to retire. There's a couple more pictures on the web site I made for my uncle. You can check that out.
http://www.gnatinc.com/white/
It is fully encapsulated in epoxy. There is fiberglass, too. It's extremely strong. I drove all the way to California and back with my boat (the new one in the tiny picture) on the roof of my station wagon and nary a rock or bug damaged it. It makes a wonderful luggage cover. I believe I get better gas mileage with it than without it. I haven't got it in the water much, though. I once took it over to a barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico and had big fun playing in the surf with it. It planes under tow, so you can pull it fast behind a motor boat. Nice feature. I figure I have plenty of time for puttering about on the water in my old age. Right now it's just sitting on a stand in my living room appreciating in value.