ok, so in plain english, if you have a nice shiny painted alu hull, and you scrape a rock while beaching it, it that scrape going to "rust...
That Vessel Hull Design Protection Act is great. I think anything that makes it illegal for someone to directly ripoff and profit from your idea...
So in theory, had all that gone down in current times with this Vessel Hull Protection Act, Cigarette and Fountain boats wouldn't likely be...
Great info Ike! Thanks - never would have known that now exists. Like a patent, it may not be bullet proof, but it's sounds much easier and...
"Alum has a natural oxide on it that protects it from corrosion. It is transparent, you can't see it but it is there. For paint to stick you must...
Can aluminum be painted? I know it can be anodized, but can it be painted - ie like a car? (For instance, on a hull to be used only in...
I've cruised around the USPTO site and have found that hulls can in fact be patented. Although I don't see how. I swear I've also occasionally...
hmmm......ok, i didn't have to read too much beyond page 18 of that final report. A little over 1/2" of plywood and FG, and narrow backing...
Has anyone else seen this yet? I would love to hear what others think about this. Should the designer even be involved? Is it really the...
no, i'm needing something much smaller. I want to automatically take up/ wind up some light aircraft sized cable around a spool to take up...
Anyone know of a source for a self-winding spring loaded cable or rope spool? For lightweight aircraft cable. Think miniature windlass type of...
wait, what wall thickness did you use?
ok thanks Rick - so it looks like the aluminum beam will deflect about 1", and the wood beam about 4" - that tells me what i was wanting to know....
....a sellout of all their 2010 model boats, doubling of production, etc...... sounds impressive, but what does that actually mean? How many...
hmmmm.....i wonder if they ever get any water up over that bow?
haha - that is hilarious! That's taking the word House - Boat to a whole new level. Interesting. Weird, but interesting. A wakeboarders...
Because your post was all about the laminated spruce beams you made - doesn't really apply to my original post about a store bought wood 2x4 vs...
That's just it, I'm not really needing a precisely engineered answer at this point - just an "in general" answer. But ok, I know "in...
wow - great job on the veneer, looks nice! What thickness decking or ply do you have over those? What spacing? (looks about 2' ?) What wall...
Gee funny because there are several span charts out there for wood and they work great for quickie prelim analysis. Let's try this...
