Anyone have experience with NidaCore Polypropylene Honeycomb?

[robherc]

It's a Saturn SC1 (coupe, about 1700lbs), with possibly a Chevy Avalanche (about 3500lbs), and the Ducati's only about 450 lbs so it's not a concern. I designing the ship so that the vehicles will be in a closed area with 0 exposure to saltwater. However, the ship will be being used for at least one intercontinental move for my family (US to IT), so taking the vehicles with us is a fairly crucial element.
My intent for embarking/disembarking the vehicles is directly off the dock, via a ramp or set of ramps.

I know, it's a bit of a far-fetched idea, but I like the challenge sometimes

[Ilan Voyager]

For the Ducati I know the weight I had a 888, and I wouldn't put such a bike on a yacht but for the cars...It seems you do not see the implications of transforming a yacht in a car cargo. Renting a cargo Boeing 737 for your cars will be far less expensive. I'm sure that buying a good 700 SL Mercedes and a small BMW in the series 300 will be also far less expensive. Good dream

[robherc]

well, the term "yacht" can be VERY flexible in this application. Liveability will of course be necessary, but I don't need this boat to be the "pramount of luxury" ... sometimes you can have every bit as much fun with far fewer accomodations, as long as you're fairly safe, and doing something you've always wanted to do. (and not getting unbearably seasick helps a bit too )

[teakcell]

Hi, I have limited experience with nidacore/ nidaplast but I manufacture special fibre phenolic honeycomb and bond them to wood plies to make spare parts and furnitures. So, if you need any precise information, I'd be happy to try to help you out. Now, I need to know more precisely what you have in mind in order to answer.

[robherc]

What are the weight, stiffness, impact tolerance, and shear strength values for your phenolic honeycomb Teakcell?

The boat I have in mind will be some form of tri...approx. 76 feet LOD x 44 feet wide (overall) x 12 feet tall (main hull)

[teakcell]

In the market right now, you buy standard honeycomb and standard plywood. The you glue them together...
In our factory, we adapt to your product' needs. Why using Nomex honeycomb that can stand X when you need X-3. Why using a 3 mm plywood skin + veneer on top when you structurally need1.7 mm? We can do that because we manufacture our own honeycomb, peel and veneer our own logs and do our own semi or finish product.
Please, tell me more about your project. Cheers.

[robherc]

teakcell, I like your idea, unfortunately I'm in the middle of building one bota, and designing a second right now, so I haven't gotten much done for the design of the 76 footer in question here. That said, I'll DEFINITELY be contacting your once I have some drawings done on it & a better idea of the exact specs. I'll be needing from the materials!