Thank you for all your recommendations. Some good ideas in there that I may use further down the line. My only complaint about the boat is the rot...
I did thanks, but I figured the designers chose solid because of the cell structure and long fibres spreading the load out to the ends of the...
The reason why Wharrams are nicknamed the “Land rovers of the Seas” is because they flex, kind of like the independent suspension on a Land rover...
I like your attitude and I totally agree with you , we can't get Coosa here but we get a lot similar from ALS Composites in Australia. I thought...
I've been thinking about it since you mentioned it yesterday, something along these lines of pairing the beams up to make a much stiffer ship...
Every Wharram is different because it really depends on the builder, beams are always a problem because they move more so than other boats,...
Sorry! Couldn't resist! :D Joking aside yes I could, but to serve what purpose? Adding more material will just add more weight.
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I fear you may be right! Aluminium may be the most sensible answer and composite may be a far flung fantasy, we'll have to wait and see what the...
Kwila is hard to come by in this province kiln-dried, "Ipil" they call it here and usually it's logged illegally, as for Yakal, brilliant stuff,...
Many thanks for your input, much appreciated. In your professional opinion is it doable in composite or not, without having to change the...
Yes, I want the new beams to look identical as I don't want to re-model the whole boat, if it can't be done in composite where it comes in at the...
Materials is a problem here, the material used was Red Lauan (a type of Philippine Mahogany) which is okay, other hardwoods are available locally...
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I was hoping by making them in a mould, finish first, it would be a lot faster and by-pass all that fairing and painting that has been done the...
