Re: Butt or scarf?

Posted by LeeG on Oct 3, 2005

A canoe is a wide hull with the opportunity to present a lot of stress where the hull bottom turns up. If the designer designates that the butt joints line up with tape on both sides I assume that more glass is going over all of it. Is there a possibility that this feature is a hull stiffening element? Look at Wenonahs ultralight foam core canoes that have ribs up the sides. It's possible the lined up butt joints with extra glass comprise a stiffening element. Just guessing here.

There are a few commercial designs out there that push materials to the edge of acceptable durability that the customer discovers in the margins of use.

Venturing from a design can sometimes have unintended consequences. There's a possibility you are making an experiment.

In Response to: Butt or scarf? by John Short on Oct 3, 2005

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• Re: Butt or scarf? by John Short on Oct 3, 2005
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    • Re: Butt or scarf? by Pete on Oct 3, 2005
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      • Re: Butt or scarf? by Mark Camp on Oct 3, 2005
        • Re: Butt or scarf? by RogerJ on Oct 7, 2005