Original Posted By: "Richard Navratril"
Subject: Pietenpol-List: Re:spar material Pieters, I went to McCormicks yesterday at Madison Wisc and bought my spruce for the spars. Cost was $8.00 dollars a board foot and I got excellent material. I bought three picesis 9, 11 aand 12 inches wide 17 feet long for $360. and will have the 12 inch one left over. They finished out at .875 and the grain is great. They sell the material for the ice boat builders. They also sell some plywood and the West system for protection wooden boats. I think it would be good to cover the wood to protect it from the fabric finishing materials. Hopes this might help Ken in spring like Iowa PS They have a web site________________________________________________________________________________