Thanks guys. I'll speak to the shipwright :) and see that the hull is well braced internally.
Eric, Thank you very much. Magnus had also suggested a kevlar/S-glass approach. I think that's the way to go. The S-glass on the outside will...
Impact in case of collision. The crushing of the support planks is why I originally wanted something rigid and first thought of titanium....
Ok, titanium is out. Does kevlar sound believable? Or would that, also, be redundant?
It's a research vessel which hooks up with, and follows, pods of whales. Photographing and collecting DNA samples. A sailboat is used because...
Character is pretty rich. Not filthy rich, but pretty rich. It is important for the boat to--in addition to it's resistance to ice--also be able...
So titanium is right out?
Hi, I'm working on a novel about a person who is custom building a sloop which will be taken into the north Atlantic waters around Iceland. I'm...