I hope you're wrong Corley, I plan on fitting out a 31' build on a lot less than 55k. My math comes out to around 30k + or -,inboard engine,...
Trees in people,s yards tend to attract childern with hammers and nails. Saw mills tend to shy away from them due to nails and saw blades not...
9500 psi sounds good, what is the weight cu ft? I would look into carbon rebar or composite mesh in place of mild steel if I were doing a build...
It,s my understanding thet at least with the design I,m building ,if you use foam you do away with the frames. Bulkheads are something else , but...
I might put at least one cup holder next to the toilet, maybe two. Here in the south we have a beer in one hand and spit cup in the other. Par,s a...
Cat , foam backer rod comes in whatever size you want. It can come in rolls depending on the stiffness. It is a long roll of foam that will take...
I dont think a designer like Par, R Woods, or in my case Ed Horstman, would design in portlights or hatches that were not deemed safe for the...
Check the price of foam backer rod. It may be strong enough, cheep enough, and if you cant pull your board out a little gas will eat the foam...
I,m going for the half my age trophy wife, but know I may end up with the last place trophy, so I,ll build covers. FYI PAR cousin JimBob died last...
With three sides glass you would have a basic hat channel, counting the hull skin you would have four sides making it a box beam. Either of these...
Merry Christmas Cat. Rick
Looks like you could just foam fill to me, but I doubt you would even need to fill. Rick
I,m a bit confused, are we looking at the fixed windows, portlights, or glass hatches. I,m ordering mine tues so I would like to hear the pros and...
If your going to infuse the best way would be to build a dagger board male form that gives you the desired space you need between the boards and...
If I remember building the bottem of the case out to within 1/8" of the board was for better performance when raceing. Ed,s says in his book to "...
The hard plate would make sence, I can see that working. I feel better just a little discomfort. Thanks . Rick
I cant see where a foam crash block will do any good. If the sharp edge of the profile is in the box at time of impact it will act like a wedge...
I,ll look at it a little closer Charly after Christmas, I,ll pull my plans out. I had a bit of out patient surgery that turned inpatient, so I,m...
I also plan to use a 4 lb pour foam in the lower portion of my boards and lighter layup. A 16 lb foam and heaver layup in the upper section of my...
My plans call for a wear shoe at the bottem of the case. I think it is just a buildup of a microballon mix molded to within 1/8" of the dagger...