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On Mon, 5 Feb 2007 16:29:08 -0500, "Morgans" <jessmorgan@charter.net>
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>"Fortunat1" <aa@a.a> wrote
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>> Well, I imagine that metal floats might be more maintenence free and
>> easier to repair, not to mention more impervious to getting water
>> logged. having said that, I do not know enough about either to make an
>> informed decision there, but more than that I just want to try something
>> in sheet metal, never having made more than cowlings and covers out of
>> the stuff before..
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>Understood...
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>Although, metal corrodes, especially in saltwater.
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>Wood does not. It also does not matter to wood one little bit if the water
>is salt or fresh.
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>Wood boat has been done for many years. Epoxy coatings make wood
>practically immune to rot. Some also use wood as a core, and a very thin
>fiberglass coating inside and out to protect the wood. Some of the best
>looking and best performing homebuilts are built that way.
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>You have to follow your own heart with a material choice, of course, but
>do not write off wood. I've never looked for wood float plans, and do not
>know how well they hold up, or how heavy they turn out.
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>It does sound interesting, enough so that I may poke around a little, now
>that my interest has be peaked! <g>
I think that is piqued, engines peak
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Re: North Aire floats.
