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To: Gaffer

According to sources online, they were not plywood as commonly believed but were constructed of mahogany planking with a layer of glue impregnated cloth between inner and outer planks.


8 posted on 03/10/2016 7:52:00 AM PST by SoCal Pubbie
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To: SoCal Pubbie

Understand. I’m remembering 60s descriptions of them.


14 posted on 03/10/2016 8:07:46 AM PST by Gaffer
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To: SoCal Pubbie

The hull was a double hull of mahogany, the planking angle opposite for each layer for strength. There was a layer of canvas between the two, probably impregnated for waterproofing.


20 posted on 03/10/2016 8:09:38 AM PST by Calvin Locke
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