I am sure the engineers and certainly the long term boat builders on this forum can attest to getting use to certain things (i.e.) “I know that...
I'm sure you are right... but I have to share a little story about maxiumum strength and experts. There's an old story in Aerospace, where...
You bring up a very important point! I did the price comparison to West System and System Three who were both within spitting distance of...
Saying no to carbon... so far! I’m familiar (way too) with the negative aspects of unidirectional, however, it was definitely worth mentioning so...
Can anyone give information and/or advice on unidirectional fiberglass? I am new to working with cloth, fiberglass and room-temperature cure...
Damn! :cool: It's in my "favorites" now! :!: Thanks!!!!!
Are you serious? :?: I would like to try several sail designs... thus cheap (near on disposable) is needed. But I need be able to correlate...
From the responses, I gather that my premise is (at least) not common practice. So, I’ll continue adding fuel to the fire… It’s called a...
Here’s what I know (or think I do) about my premise. I’m sure you’ll tell me its already been done or why it can’t. I just want to learn the...
I certainly appreciate the wisdom… Reading the chemistry section of System Three’s: “The Epoxy Book” and not being a chemist I was concerned...
I’ve been doing software development for twelve years and find open source to be a great idea for software! It only works because of well-defined...
Funny you mention that. I was reading System Three’s “The Epoxy Book” and the chemistry section mentioned that the hardener was “not unlike”...
Thank you for your thoughtful comments. In many other fields, they have well defined safety factors. And basically, you are just saying in...
Ignoring deflections for the moment… Knowing the loads, what safety factor(s) would a boat architect use in designing an aluminum mast or...
Same here in Atlanta. They are gifted individuals working in lousy conditions (compared to a painter in front of a nude or countryside) in an...
If I have offended you or anyone else, it was not my intent. New to this field, I didn’t know that Boat Smith was a bad term. I personally...
I need to put in my two cents worth: Several aspects I’ve noted: Obviously, the only reason to consider it is cost! Cost being the same,...
I read through the website you sent and found it both extremely concise and interesting. Mainly, it fully explained to me why not to use it on a...
Thank you for the reply. I meant the last layer was fully epoxied, but just leaving the texture instead of all the rest of the finishing process...
I'm sure most of you are familiar with the dibits on a golf ball and that a "smooth" golf ball will not travel near as far as dibit'd ball....
