[Alberg30] balsa vs. masonite

[George Dinwiddie]

Kevin,

I don't know, but I suspect you're right.  George Ramsey tells
me that on the transition boats, like Skimmer, the balsa doesn't
go out to the edge, either.  I guess when the rebuilt the molds,
they made it easier to build.

 - George

> T. Kevin Blanc said:
> 
> George, they didn't run the masonite out to the edges,
> did they? If I remember right, my masonite coring ends
> and the stanchions are mounted in sold glass...
> 
> --- George Dinwiddie <gdinwiddie at min.net> wrote:
> > John,
> > 
> > I don't know why Whitby switched, but balsa is
> > lighter than masonite.
> > The problem with balsa is if it gets wet, it rots. 
> > Whitby ran the
> > balsa out to the edges of the deck and didn't seal
> > bolt holes drilled
> > through it.  Everything's copacetic until the caulk
> > fails and then water
> > gets into the core.

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