First off I appreciate all the input and I've learned a great deal. For one thing, fallguy correctly pointed out my idea of testing a panel...
Older post but... Sparcraft in Charlotte may be who you're thinking of
I was asked to provide boat details... SA: 371 ft^2 Disp: 3,600lbs SA/Disp: 27.6 Ballast: 1,500lbs Bal/Disp: 40
Yes to the question of experience. Give me a recipe and I'll follow it. And I'm going to have to do the bonding whether I use ply or composite...
Not replacing the bulkheads for the reason you mention. Sticking with ply there. Only considering replacing the cabinet fronts and tops (not sides...
This is the key question. I'm actually not looking to change the design. As suggested, I'm looking to find better (meaning stiffer and/or lighter)...
Terrific. Yes, the weight calcs are relatively straight-forward. The engineered characteristics not so much (at least for me). Will make up a few...
Hull and deck are balsa cored. Maybe I'm terribly confused (or using imprecise wording). My understanding... The bulkheads run latitudinally...
Thanks much! Roughly 18" fore-and-aft between the bulkheads
Yes, along the bottom edge. They were glued to bulkheads with 0.5"x0.5" lengths of wood to add strength to the joint. When I redo I'll likely use...
Each panel is roughly 18" fore-and-aft; Panels 1 and 3 are 14" high and #2 is more like 24". Goal though is to make them like one monolithic piece...
It's clear I've not been entirely clear. The boat has five bulkheads none of which are changing. Bulkhead #1 is one-third height and runs...
Saw a suggestion elsewhere that I can longer find that the same weight composite panel will always be stiffer than the corresponding plywood....
Thanks... Yes, I looked into Coosa. Unless I'm missing something, their Bluewater 26 doesn't offer much of a weight advantage versus 9mm okume....
The longitudinal cabinet front faces and horizontal seats give fore-and-aft structure to the hull. Yes, anything non-structural can easily drop...
