Thanks rwatson this will work. I can see the cutting through one layer of glass and one layer of foam and leaving one layer of glass as being...
Rwatson - no plans exist. These are to be female Moulded sandwich halfs. The ideal method would involve minimal refinishing of the outer...
Thanks vmg The internal flange is a logical option. Thanks Alex
I am looking to get detail of the method that is used to join the two symetrical halves of a trimaran float. Or the deck and hull mould of a hull....
Some flat some curved, would be general hull construction over which curvature would vary
Greetings, Looking for some pointers on analysis of sandwich composite. I want to understand if the core will shear or skin will fail in...
Thanks Guys. I have some leftover laminating epoxy so will add a coat of this direct to the mold to seal. After a quick sand hopefully it's...
I have made a mold using mdf and faired it up with plaster. Sanded with 40 grit it looks ok. Bits of mdf and plaster are exposed. Can I roll a...
if a boat like this is to have a cabin - what is the minimum cabin size that would suffice
Looking at ways to build a dagger board. Rather than hand shape a core / glass / fair I was considering the following: Make split mold for...
"Place the center of area of the dagger board directly underneath the center of the sail area. " Thanks Eric Final quote from Sir Robert...
Looked through some previous threads and the jury seems still out of a definitive way to position center / dagger boards for and aft. To use a...
What is the story with Macro catamarans from what I have found out they are earlier crowther designs? a 25 & 32 was built? how heavy are they?...
"The reason I was asking about speeds is the fact that the chord of 200 mm appears to be too small for this boat." Doing some more...
What is the maximum speed you expect to obtain from your boat? I do not have the skillset or experience to produce polars but am hopeing for...
I am humbled by the insightful appraisal. I have attached a profile view of the boat I am sketching. The CE is the combined mast and sail....
22% forward does seem pretty high, I got the number from Gavin Lesur's book on "multihull seamanship" I just had a look for it but the kids look...
have been kicking round a few ideas relating to a simple 6.5m catamaran. One that I'm not sure has been explored is common sections used for...
Relevent question, Most of the commercial wingmasts available in extruded Al or CF tend to be something close to a standard 4 digit NACA...
Wing Mast Corley, For what it's worth I think it would make a great mast to combine: -Mast made in two halves using ply. Both sections are...
