Hi Stumble, Could you (or anyone else) expand on the shock load/fatigue issues with carbon fiber and ways to mitigate them? Or point to some...
I’m intrigued by this idea, but was wondering if it would work for an intake, or if the open end at the cockpit drain would end up sucking...
I read somewhere (probably on this forum) that flexible couplings could lead to shaft ‘whipping’ or something like that. If I remember...
Does this not apply to stitched fabrics and/or epoxy laminates? It would explain the prevalence of 1708. But then wouldn’t there also be woven...
Is there any concern about mixing materials? I’d assume splaying the carbon fiber could reduce the stresses, but would there still be there any...
What comes first in design, the chainplate or the hardware? Most of the composite chainplates I’ve seen cut a slot in the middle to fit the...
Thanks. So I won’t worry about moving the chainplate location a little bit. I’m assuming it would be better to have them centered and wrap equally...
Yes, you’re probably right. But I can never seem to leave things well enough alone. I like the idea of external to prevent leaks through the...
I’m also thinking about switching to external chainplates (maybe composite), but the original ones were bolted to the aft faces of knees and a...
While removing very old bottom paint, I found what I think is the original waterline. It angles down (or rather the new waterline angles up)...
Just wondering if there’s any updates on the testing. Also, am I correct in understanding that the mat is only bulking material, and so a layup...
Is there a rule of thumb or ratio for how wide the fibers should be stacked?
Would there be any merit to building in mini ‘compression posts’ or ‘stringers’ within a cored layup? For example, little blocks of g10 in the...
Thanks for the clarification. What confused me was specifically this: I still don’t quite understand it, but my main question is more broadly...
I understand the general point about turning, but I’m not following what fallguy said here. I’m also still curious if it would it make a...
