I'll open the bidding at 36 pounds or less. That ply is poplar core and fairly lightweight. On 3/30/06, Greg Potts <Greg@pottsfamily.ca> wrote: > > Hi Mark, > > I'd rather not wager on this until we can specify the terms of the > bet: ie...what weight range constitutes "heavy"??? Or if we're > betting on my guesstimate then what range of values is considered > accurate?? > > My point was simply that the original german plywood is a LOT heavier > than it looks. > > Happy trails, > > Greg Potts > Toronto, Ontario, Canada > > 1973/74/79 Westfakia Conversion **Bob the Tomato** LY3H > 1977 Sunroof Automatic L63H/L90D > http://www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia > http://www.busesofthecorn.com > > > On 30-Mar-06, at 4:41 PM, mark drillock wrote: > > > Ok, how much are we betting? I have a couple sets of it here I can > > dig out and weigh. > > > > Mark > > > > Greg Potts wrote: > > > >> Hi Mark, > >> > >> I beg to differ on the question of the weight of the bed. The > >> plywood used in the upper bunk is very heavy.... I bet the wood > >> used weighs at least 40 or 50 lbs. > >> > >> A friend of mine has recently acquired these parts; I'll see if > >> he can weigh them for us so we'll know for sure. > >> > >> > >> Happy trails, > >> > >> Greg Potts > >> Toronto, Ontario, Canada > >> > >> 1973/74/79 Westfakia Conversion **Bob the Tomato** LY3H > >> 1977 Sunroof Automatic L63H/L90D > >> http://www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia > >> http://www.busesofthecorn.com > >> > >> > >> On 30-Mar-06, at 3:21 PM, mark drillock wrote: > >> > >>> In response to a thread on another list, I just weighed a > >>> complete Westy > >>> top. This is the 2 fiberglass sections, legs, mounts, hinges, > >>> canvas. > >>> The total was close to 135 lbs. This did not include any upper > >>> bed parts > >>> though I may weigh those too someday soon. That bed stuff is not > >>> heavy. > >>> in any case. > >>> > >>> Mark > >>> > >>> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > >
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