My little piece of peace

[Fanie]

By the way Mas how are you going to connect to internet, fax, etc.

I decided Manie, I'm going to use the old method they used many years ago, the runner. Think it will catch on ?

Mas, I see there's a partition in the bow under the front cross bar in each hull. Does anything gets stored in there ?

[masalai]

Far cheaper units than that, but last I looked the access was US$1000/month but data up and down was HUGE and speed was blindingly fast, (enough for about 10 heavy users), pointed at an equatorial geostationary sat, and so long as you were not moving, (the tracking system is the expensive bit), the rest is fairly cheap and "off-the-shelf" - - - I have another option that I am working out, an experimental system...

Hi Fanie, Bugger you almost revealed my experimental access system The space is one of the many "voids" (nothing inside and sealed) flotation chamber... I think what you are looking at is bulkhead #1, and is used to tie down the front cross-beam as well as hold it in place... There are several "void" floatation cavities aft of that up to the laundry (starboard) and toilet (port)... then more in a "false floor" below both toilet and laundry as well as the next area and at the foot of the steps up to the bridgedeck...

[boat fan]

the access was US$1000/month

Wow Mas....you would really have to like your emails for that kind of money.

http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&so...7LF4Te2wvxiwoQ

[masalai]

A system I saw in Melanesia, some geo's doing some exploratory work... The hardware was easily gettable, satellite access & bandwidth was where the money went... (the geologists were uploading huge database files on their analysis and watching dozens of porn movies whilst that was being sent (16GB file up and double that in movies down)

There are other options...

[boat fan]

Geez..........that is band width isn`t it

[masalai]

Picture time, - My how quickly time passes
Old faithful, the drill that is a good mixer - - A seat next to where the fridge will be - - And the other seat from a different angle - - This is a further shaping of the chainplate - - and if you look carefully, where the tapes will go...

[boat fan]

Those chainplates Mas ...how may layers of tape will they get to distribute the rigging loads ?

Will there be any carbon there ?

[masalai]

No carbon but usual seems to be 6 or more layers of uni-tape not as you have drawn but over the previous on the formed piece - full width... and on the other side goes longer...

This is how it will look when finished and fitted...

[Fanie]

So Mas, think one of your 'crew' could take a picture of you with the boat ?

[masalai]

No... I do not want to break the camera and my ugly image would surely do that...

[Fanie]

It could enhance the looks of the boat for sure...

[boat fan]

Originally Posted by masalai

No carbon but usual seems to be 6 or more layers of uni-tape not as you have drawn but over the previous on the formed piece - full width... and on the other side goes longer...

This is how it will look when finished and fitted...

So whats with the pencil lines then

[masalai]

That is roughly where the tape will be laid - - wait and you will see - - Wednesday... It is being done this afternoon...

Have a read whilst I do some chores http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/ope...-26558-92.html

[boat fan]

Are they bonding straight to the alloy extrusion ? ( That IS an Alloy section is it not ? )

Acid Etch ??? ? Interesting ....will wait and see .

Thanks Mas....great build.

[masalai]

.....No acid........ 120 grit by hand sanding, after a workout using orbital sander ... binding to the "carr groove" which is the "hand sanding part"...