Re: Boat-building Frames

Posted by Charlie43 on
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"Ladder frames are good, but need to be made of good straight lumber to start with."

Lumber from a yard is never 'straight' or 'true'. But it can be made so (or close enough) with jointers, planers, etc. Also, the adaptations I'm envisioning will be bolted on, hence changeable/correctable.

Those carts aren't as monstrous as you're remembering. Dimensions are 30W x 80L x 32H, with toe clearance under the lower rails, pretty ideal as a base for a universal frame.