Hi, my boat is WRC strip planked. Around some of the skinfittings there seems to be some water entering the wooden core due to unproperly...
kimosadler, the strongall constructions are hard chined. This is one argument for the strongall. They don't overstress the plates into compound...
kimosadler, please keep me updated on your progress. I am planning to build a aluminium catamaran soon. Simon
http://www.bloomfieldinnovation.com/ I worked with Stuart Bloomfield on a 50' aluminium catamaran with similar requirements than you have. But it...
Have you checked out www.prometa.fr? I think the french designers Joubert and Nivelt were responsible for the first generation of Strongall cats....
orcaboatsaust: thanks for the information. it would be mainly for 3, 4mm and 6mm plates and 4, 5 and 6 mm extrusions. some 10mm plating for...
Does anyone have experience with the Kemppi Kempact 3000 or the Fronius Transpuls Synergic 2700? How do they compare to the Miller XMT 350MP,...
Why having side-decks on a higher level than the rest, if the space in the hulls is not used for cabins. The sidedecks could be lowered and a high...
TYD: could you tell us bit more about your plannend structure, like -midship section -mainbeams -frontbeam -bow structure with collision...
Ad Hoc: Is not an answer to your request of proof, but it has been done. Here is document about composite and metal in ships. Composite...
Ad Hoc, aluminium seems to be more prone to stress cracking, if not properly built or designed. Apparentely, where the bridgedeck meets the...
Bukhead or Frames the aluminium catamaran, I looked at, had bulkheads for mainbeam structures and for watertight bulkheads. When is a bulkhead...
Going through some of the catamaran designers websites, I have got the impression, that not a lot has changed in the last few years. What are the...
Sebastian Schmidt used something like space frames on Alinghi, the catamaran:...
Ad Hoc, I would be interested in hearing your approach with building in extrusions. Could you explain a bit more the approach and the...
What are your experiences with engine controls. The ones I have used, have turned out to be throw-away items with a life-span of 2 years. They...
Someone told me that they use Penetrol Aluminium on masts and just rub it on. This would make life very easy. I do not know anything about the...
It is raining again, and not just a bit. All the hatches are closed. And it is hot inside. The hatches have to be completely closed, as water...
Kach22i have a look at the thread http://www.boatdesign.net/forums/fiberglass-composite-boat-building/thermoplastic-construction-21403.html...
Take a fiberglass mat, without hardened resin, it will not only sag but just hang. The combination of fibers with resin make the difference....
