Wow got temps up to 50 today and tomorrow. Still holing up in my cave though. Been thinkinking about the wheelhouse build.
There are soooooo many options out there for materials and each one sure does have a crazy price tag to it as you do comparisons.
Composites, foams, balsa, ply etc. and ea. has it's own characteristics. AAhhh
Just looking into opions. Fact is that it's all about cost. So that will probably eliminate the high end poop although I would like to use it. Probably going this way for the wheelhouse with marine grade end balsa sheets. Seems to have come along way, it lighter than ply, has a built in sealant and conforms to shaping.
Opinions welcomed.
characteristics [h=2]Product description[/h]
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