You'll be adding extra drag & weight more than anything else. Plus you have to build 2 board cases, along with hardware for each board, etc. And...
Rebate the core on each panel by half of the width of the tape that'll be used to connect them. Then glass the core as spec'd by the design,...
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Talk to the guys at Edensaw Woods in Port Townsend, WA www.Edensaw.com Since, at least the last time I spoke with them, they were up for...
Goo to know, thanks guys!
Generally speaking, more layers per thickness of plywood, & even layer thickness throughout the entire piece is found in higher quality plywoods,...
Can't really give you much advice until you tell us what you're trying to achieve. Meaning at what wind angles (true & apparent) & speeds, are...
Realistically, 2 headsails is pretty much the max. Upwind, or reaching. Otherwise you start getting into interference between them. If you...
Guys, I've been curious about wing masts for ages. Meaning building one myself for a mid-sized multihull. And I'm wondering what the more common...
I know that there are plenty of Freedom's which, while initially designed for sails sleeved along the luff, now have mainsail track systems. So...
FWIW most of the companies which make cores, have versions of them with holes in it every few inches. And I'm pretty sure that it's made that way...
You might also try coloring the resin, so that you can more easily watch it flow when you turn on the pump. And out of curiosity, what resin are...
Keep track of your filler & fairing recipes, along with your evaluations of them with regards to sanding, so that things are consistent. And...
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Hey guys, I could use a bit of help on this one. Specifically, I'm looking to build a few small composite parts, overall size say 1sqft & under....
It would be greatly helpful if you specified the type of planking (material type, species, etc.), in what thickness(es), & sizes. Along with the...
On a lot of bigger multi's, especially tri's, it's common to bolt the traveler track to one of the rear main beams. Which, I would think that...
Maybe. Do you have the addresses of good sites where I could find more boats over there? As so far I've found pitifully few; boats online there,...
Was the balsa that you used coated with AL600 (from the factory)? It's supposed to minimize the amount of resin which balsa absorbs. Though I...
You're probably having some degree of air entrapment, along with uneven bonding pressure. Both of which can cause issue. Most of which are...
