OM, Thank you for this information! Final question: how long is too long? I see Grainger maintains a 66% of max beam for the entire structure...
OM, Any musings on longeron designs - or as some NA's prefer to call them: central spars? And the effort v. reward ratio over having a separate...
Whilst OM takes a deserved rest, I thought I might point out a couple of interesting things: 1. A homemade carbon fiber, 15m catamaran in...
"Everybody dies but not everybody lives..." Rowing across the Atlantic Ocean is now done every year; no deaths in the recent race results I can...
Many folks are doing this very same thing. You will need to confirm the material specs of the aluminum and SS v. the G10 (not all G10 is...
What size engine and how much does it weigh? Where do you sail/motor... inland waterways or blue water/open oceans? On my catamaran I would make...
Happy Father's Day to all, from sunny Florida! When attaching a plywood bulkhead to a balsa cored hull (and deck) what is the permissible gap...
OldMulti, Thank you for your response. - Ogre
OldMulti, Thanks for the write-up on Asia Cats! As my experience is decidedly more European with designs, would you mind terribly answering the...
Quick on the draw! :)
There is a source in New Hampshire. Business is named Soller Composites. I have ordered several types & yards of CF cloth for testing (nothing...
This discussion might get interesting... And full disclosure; I'm a big proponent of innovative technologies. But that is an 'eye-watering'...
Thanks Jehardiman. Even after all my military time I have learned something new then..... You had me at 'high upkeep' though, as I do not need...
Interesting (and brief) notice on the Gunboat Corp. website yesterday. Looks like GB6801 Highland Fling (ex-Condor) was relaunched recently. One...
Old Multi - informative thread, as always. As your currently perusing Thailand (Island Spirit Multihulls), care to comment on Alan Carwardine's...
I've heard (2nd hand of course) that the Blue II's suffered from early design & construction issues of various degrees. Hopefully someone with...
Thank you for the information! The 1208 has been treating me well thus far. Probably why Lagoon told me about it (all these years ago...) I'm...
Ok, thank you for the clarification on this. I am using the 1208 as it best suits the recommendation from the builder. I realize the mat layer...
Happy Friday everyone! I removed some seriously tough methacrylate tabbing this afternoon. All stuff that was not failing (and therefore super...
Thanks for the info. But I'm wanting to confirm what you wrote: to strengthen the lap joint a 0.25" thick fiberglass patch should be used. And...
