It looks like an interesting challenge.I can understand the concern it would cause a new owner.I would think that if the veneer is thick enough to...
I think you would do yourself a favour by finding a set of plans from a designer who is around to answer any questions that occur as you navigate...
That reminds me of the tale of a builder of large power cruisers a few years ago.They intended to drop a new superstructure on an existing hull...
A lumpy boat will certainly float but it may not bring much pride of ownership.I suppose it will be less likely to be stolen.
I suspect we may be describing different things as honeycomb.the raw honeycomb I am used to handling for composites looks like this. [IMG] The...
Those plans were worth exactly what they cost you then.If it makes you feel better there are paid plans out there that are about as good.Its one...
The Paine design shows characteristics that experience brings.A keel that the boat can stand on,either for scrubbing or storage;a rudder that can...
Unless you have already got hold of the honeycomb its hard to see any advantage it offers over closed cell foam.In fact,having to laminate it...
That doesn't look like a keel outline that would win you many friends in any boatyard that has to haul or store the boat.First question;how much...
I don't know how rocky your proposed area of operations may be and puncturing the outer skin can be a possibility if you are standing in the boat...
It seems that not everybody is familiar with the technique of building over a male mould.There is quite a good procedural explanation here...
Your final sentence seems to be a good definition of recreational boatbuilding!I agree that carefully laid foam which is glassed over inside and...
I've skimmed through this thread and am still confused.Is the OP intending to make a male former for foam and then glass over the outside of the...
That would seem to be a practical solution.If the design of the boat would be compromised by doing so you might consider a faceted panel...
Until we see an actual component undergoing some form of testing it does look a bit nebulous,doesn't it?
Which relates to my suggestion that if the bulkhead is removed,it would be a good thing to glass in some foam say 40mm square(with rounded corners...
I think we should keep a sense of proportion about construction methods.There may be a few hundred boats built of carbon each year and some of...
This thread doesn't appear to be going anywhere useful.
Curiously enough,and in an unrelated field, until fairly recently the British aerodynamic racecar consultant Simon McBeath had a monthly column in...
That ought to work,but it would add some wetted surface.
