US Rubber - Revision history

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2012-12-01T20:43:02Z

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2012-08-17T02:24:50Z

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2012-08-17T02:13:48Z

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2012-02-28T14:23:14Z

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U.S. Rubber

Naugatuck, Connecticut

US Rubber was the source of resin for the early glass experiments of the [[Tomahawk|Tomhawk Boat Co.]]

When Carter Craft ventured into fiberglass-hulls, [[US Rubber|U.S. Rubber]] supplied a special five-ply laminate material made of a "foam-plastic-rubber core", hard plastic-rubber outer layers, and a rubber skin. This provided built in flotation and insulation and was also used by the [[Thompson]], [[Custom Craft]], and [[Connecticut]] brands (February 1961, Popular Science).

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-When Carter Craft ventured into fiberglass-hulls, [[US Rubber|U.S. Rubber]] supplied a special five-ply laminate material made of a "foam-plastic-rubber core", hard plastic-rubber outer layers, and a rubber skin. Termed "Royalite", this material provided built in flotation and insulation and was used by the [[Thompson]], [[Custom Craft]], and [[Connecticut]] brands (February 1961, Popular Science). Developed by William S. Ellis and Robert C. Kohrn of US Rubber, [[Wagemaker]] and [[Crestliner]] planned to use the material in their 1958 lineups (Jan. 26, 1958, New York Times).
+When Carter Craft ventured into fiberglass-hulls, [[US Rubber|U.S. Rubber]] supplied a special five-ply laminate material made of a "foam-plastic-rubber core", hard plastic-rubber outer layers, and a rubber skin. Termed "Royalite", this material provided built in flotation and insulation and was used by the [[Thompson]], [[Custom Craft]], and [[Skimmar|Connecticut]] brands (February 1961, Popular Science). Developed by William S. Ellis and Robert C. Kohrn of US Rubber, [[Wagemaker]] and [[Crestliner]] planned to use the material in their 1958 lineups (Jan. 26, 1958, New York Times).  [[Custom Craft]] used this material for a 17' catamaran model to be shown at the 1961 New York Boat Show (November 6, 1960 New York Times).
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 According to the Feb 6, 1959, Chicago Tribune, Thompson Royal-Craft of Cortland, New York showed five boats made of this material at the 1959 Chicago Boat Show. The outer layer contained a color-impregnated skin,  a color-impregnated rigid "stability" layer, and a center "buoyant" layer of expended cell, non-water absorbent material, then another stability layer and inner skin.
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 Naugatuck, Connecticut
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-When Carter Craft ventured into fiberglass-hulls, [[US Rubber|U.S. Rubber]] supplied a special five-ply laminate material made of a "foam-plastic-rubber core", hard plastic-rubber outer layers, and a rubber skin. Termed "Royalite", this material provided built in flotation and insulation and was also used by the [[Thompson]], [[Custom Craft]], and [[Connecticut]] brands (February 1961, Popular Science).
+When Carter Craft ventured into fiberglass-hulls, [[US Rubber|U.S. Rubber]] supplied a special five-ply laminate material made of a "foam-plastic-rubber core", hard plastic-rubber outer layers, and a rubber skin. Termed "Royalite", this material provided built in flotation and insulation and was used by the [[Thompson]], [[Custom Craft]], and [[Connecticut]] brands (February 1961, Popular Science). Developed by William S. Ellis and Robert C. Kohrn of US Rubber, [[Wagemaker]] and [[Crestliner]] planned to use the material in their 1958 lineups (Jan. 26, 1958, New York Times).
 According to the Feb 6, 1959, Chicago Tribune, Thompson Royal-Craft of Cortland, New York showed five boats made of this material at the 1959 Chicago Boat Show. The outer layer contained a color-impregnated skin,  a color-impregnated rigid "stability" layer, and a center "buoyant" layer of expended cell, non-water absorbent material, then another stability layer and inner skin.

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−	When Carter Craft ventured into fiberglass-hulls, [[US Rubber\|U.S. Rubber]] supplied a special five-ply laminate material made of a "foam-plastic-rubber core", hard plastic-rubber outer layers, and a rubber skin. ~~This~~ provided built in flotation and insulation and was also used by the [[Thompson]], [[Custom Craft]], and [[Connecticut]] brands (February 1961, Popular Science).	+	When Carter Craft ventured into fiberglass-hulls, [[US Rubber\|U.S. Rubber]] supplied a special five-ply laminate material made of a "foam-plastic-rubber core", hard plastic-rubber outer layers, and a rubber skin. Termed "Royalite", this material provided built in flotation and insulation and was also used by the [[Thompson]], [[Custom Craft]], and [[Connecticut]] brands (February 1961, Popular Science).
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		+	According to the Feb 6, 1959, Chicago Tribune, Thompson Royal-Craft of Cortland, New York showed five boats made of this material at the 1959 Chicago Boat Show. The outer layer contained a color-impregnated skin, a color-impregnated rigid "stability" layer, and a center "buoyant" layer of expended cell, non-water absorbent material, then another stability layer and inner skin.



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