how about some sketches on how these points would be built. Sounds extremely difficult to "slide" the outer beams up the inner beam pivot points....
So are you trying to reduce the beam for trailering by pivoting the ama/crossarm? How will you "slide (the beams) up the axis point a few feet?
Could you point out the design decisions for each of the features shown in the model above. I don't quite know what to think about what I see....
Hoytedow, I'm pretty slow but 30K (cobalt) + 5k (nickel) + 30K (copper) = 60k of the earths crust, not 500k. What's that about statistics???
In an attempt to get the overall true picture, you have to remember all the energy which goes into making the batteries. Car body and systems...
Waste of time.
Why? Sailboat with a hard deck, or powerboat, or ????? Whats the purpose - scuba diving, party boat, fishing, or what? If you want a powerboat, I...
+1 for Rumars suggestion. Pour foam will just get soaked relatively quickly.
Superglue. A leading kayak designer uses this to position strips for strip planking, before coating the strips in epoxy. The unfilled epoxy...
Paint is best. Forget bright and impact together.
Pretty much the worst idea ever. Better to save your pennys for a real sail and mast. But you could have fun until it stretches/ tears and you...
Is that all? Such a marvelous opportunity to improve the boat. Outside chines would be my first change. Ugly and draggy.
Mitch. The Gougeons are THE authority for this crowd, and also for more sophisticated ones. Do you want to do a test or do you just want to...
MrNewman, It would help to know where you are from. Don't be ashamed. There have been very good SOF kayaks made from aluminum tube - as far as I...
++ for Gonzo's reply. There are lots of uninformed idiots who think that wood will break if it "moves". There are also lots of "people" who will...
Pictures or sketch. Too many assumptions above for me to understand.
Use a centerboard or dagger board on the main hull I once was sailing a Tornado (old/ well used) in light wind against Hobie16's (to weather)....
A single ribbon of CF does not add enough stiffness to form a "rib". You need some thickness for a rib. So multiple plys of CF should be used. How...
+1 for DogCalvary's answer.
This is useless except for extreme racing boats.
