In article . net,
"COLIN LAMB" wrote:

I just looked at the fueslage of the Bowlus and it would be easily
duplicated using cedar strip techniques. Assembly is very quick with almost
no tools required, except for a saw to cut the wood strips. I did use some
mahogany in one of my canoes, just to try it, and it works fine. Because
the inside of the fuselage does not require the transparancy that the
outside does, you could even use one of the lighter and stronger cloths
(such as carbon fiber). This would result in increased strength and lighter
weight.

Now I may have to build one. The tube from front to rear could be
constructed easily using carbon fiber cloth rolled into a tube, or a
commercial tube purchased.

Colin

You might want to explore this site:

http://single-handedskiffs.com/pages/453349/index.htm

That is a sailboat constructed along the lines being discussed. What's
interesting and germane to note is the *loads* on such a boat created by
the rigging. Typical standing rigging (that which holds up the mast) is
tensioned to hundreds of pounds, so you can get some idea of the loads
created between the rigging pulling upward and the mast pushing down.

There are some notes about the resin system used (from West, IIRC) and
some strength testing done on sample panels.

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Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
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to that wall, you'll still only get the full stereophonic effect
if you sit in the bottom of that cupboard."