CT, thanks again for your comments, This design intentions were basically a tryout of a "super laser" or something alike, as we're all getting...
Hi, CT, very narrow? well, I have never sailed a Merlin, but a 14' x 7'2" seems to me like a raft... (2:1 ratio, Jeesss, applied to a VOR70 it...
There is not such a thing as pdf export option included in any Autocad. however PDF's over CAD is as simple as adding a printer driver emulator,...
CNC fames arrived this afternoon Dec 01/06. Well guys, CNC frames arrived this afternoon, (42 frames) Expecting tomorrow to begin assembling...
Hi folks, may I give my 2 cents for the day, Once you have an extruded surface done in Autocad, (a MESH, as is called) you can convert it to...
Well, guys, sent today the files & ply to the CNC Router, hope next week begin to post some photos. thanks to all the help received. Murdock
well guys, about a week of a pure McDonald's 10.000 daily calories diet, the hull got back to it's weight..:D here is the result. thanks a...
FEA for free... yes, just check what fits your needs at http://www.itspanish.org/modules.php?name=Downloads on the download window, go for...
Excuse me, may I ask another question? as time went by, dont't know how or why happened, the original model has run a severe surgery program,...
Again, thanks a lot for your concern and appreciate so much the effort you are making on helping me. "The outer skin has an area of 5.77 m2."...
Raggi_Thor: What have you used to et 46.31kg? an aproximation, 4.50m lenght x 2.10m developed beam x 5mm thickness ply @ 700kg/m3 average wood...
well guys, think drawing time is ended, let's begin second stage... attached a comparative excel with diferent cost alternatives in relation with...
there out exists an aluminium composite material made with 2 exterior aluminium sheets with plastic inside....
Raggi_Thor: If you don't use vacuum, will you have more polyester? Maybe 35% glass and 65% polyester? I would like mostly to use vacuum...
Thank you all for your comments, Raggi_Thor, considered as an option a plywood hull, but on a similar cost basis think would be more age-proof a...
Some more fresh meat for the pot...
Thanks a lot for your answers, got another couple of questions, on my preliminary structural calculations got this results, which I have not...
hello, here is the rig (first approach) got a question, searching through specs of similar sized daysailers on the net, there is a tendency for...
for converting pdf to dxf format, this utility works fine, on the basis you're working on a black&white pdf without photos attached....
Raggi_Thor: 187kg, does that mean that with two sailors at 75kg each the whole boat with rigging and sails is only 37kg? As calculated, it will...