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Netherlands Makes Plastic Boats for the Tropics
yard has started to mass pro- U S e P‘ a „ stlc boats— S ? eci j e<^- Plastic canoes havp already been made in Holland for use in Dutch NG waters The boats are made of a glass , re mforced polyester resin 18 harde ned at room tempera ture by means of a cold curing pro cess The final result fs perfectly smooth hull with a total thickness of about 0.14 inch. it collects very little submarine growth.
T h . e material is also pile-worm proof an additional advantage in waters. Total weight is two thirds that of a similar sized wooden vessel, and prices compare favour aoiy.