To me the European made birch plywood is, as far as construction goes, is about the closest thing i have seen to BS 1088 marine plywood, Far, far...
European Birch ply is really nice stuff but it is very heavy, much heavier than Meranti or Douglas fir which are much heavier than Okoume/Gaboon....
Thanks all, like i said, i did find a manufacturer of PP honeycomb panels ( Fiber Tech ) who do actually give an R value of 5.5 for a 1" panel...
My understanding is that dead air spaces need to be small, less than a half inch, if you completely seal a large space, like a wall cavity in a...
I don't think so, a hollow wall in a house is not sealed and completely air tight. It is not glued together and the studs from cavity to cavity...
Everything i have been able to find has commercial spray foam with a HIGHER R value than any of the sheet foams and it makes total sense to me...
Thanks guys for the responses. I think perhaps i have not done a good enough job of getting the point i am try to convey across so i will try...
Yes, i have asked Plascore, the mfg of the core but since they don't make panels they don't have that info. If they tested the core they would not...
So, i have been trying to find information on this subject online and coming up empty so figured someone on here may have better research skills...
The mast location is not the CE. The combined CE is almost always aft of the mast.
Thanks for the video, love those time lapse videos, makes you look busier than a one legged man in an *** kicking contest. So i did end up...
I was sad to hear of Dereks passing. My son and i spent 3 days with him doing one of his KSS workshops in Tennessee almost a decade ago . Our goal...
WF, I will not be using any in mold coating for several reasons. If i had done a regular splash mold like i wanted to i would have been...
So, we did roll in 3 coats of Duratec sealer first until it stopped absorbing it, then did some fairing with polyester filler, then sprayed in...
Lots to think of. I have had a laminate get too hot and we cooled it down with snow. not something i want to repeat. One of the problems with this...
What Fallguy said. In the bottom of the keel where the glass laps it will be 20 x 36 oz/yd2. If we were doing a hand layup we would be able to do...
Wet feet has it pretty much nailed. We have been off over xmas so will be starting on the mold assembly today. The boat has an extensive molded...
Yes, this mold is a poor choice imho but it is what we have or will have. I can not realistically do an envelope bag as i would never be able to...
It's been a long time since i've been active on here but i have a situation that i have not encountered before so i thought i would seek out some...
It is certainly unusual looking, i don't exactly love the looks but don't hate it either. I have not heard much about it since the capsize a few...