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    Carbon fiber davit design.

    Thanks for the compliments. The tender is a Caribe c12, with a Suzuki, fuel injected, 20hp outboard. We built the davits to fit the dinghy....
    Post by: svquintana, Oct 18, 2018 in forum: Multihulls
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    Carbon fiber davit design.

    Well, reviving, and concluding another thread of mine. I've designed and built the davits. They are built with 1.2 mm carbon fiber on either...
    Post by: svquintana, Oct 18, 2018 in forum: Multihulls
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    Infusing 6-8mm thick carbon fiber wing mast.

    I forgot to update this thread last year. I sent samples to the lab last summer (Structural composites Inc, in Florida) for an ASTM C297 test...
    Post by: svquintana, Jan 18, 2018 in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building
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    Carbon fiber davit design.

    Thanks for that link. I'm going to spend some time over there and see what I can learn. Thanks to all, for your comments. Paul.
    Post by: svquintana, Jul 11, 2016 in forum: Multihulls
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    Carbon fiber davit design.

    Yes, balance is always an issue. We moved the engines foward to help compensate for changes further forward. Our build is done within a...
    Post by: svquintana, Jul 10, 2016 in forum: Multihulls
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    Carbon fiber davit design.

    Hello Moewaka, thanks for your response. I'm not sure what you mean by "what you've done with the turret shape". What Turret? Do you mean the...
    Post by: svquintana, Jul 10, 2016 in forum: Multihulls
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    Carbon fiber davit design.

    Thanks for that, but I'd need more formal training than I have, to fully understand that sequence of photos. I drew the davits on a plan sheet,...
    Post by: svquintana, Jun 30, 2016 in forum: Multihulls
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    Carbon fiber davit design.

    That's ok, thanks for your consideration. My original reason for starting this thread was to understand which parts of a beam carry the load;...
    Post by: svquintana, Jun 30, 2016 in forum: Multihulls
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    Carbon fiber davit design.

    The davit installation is covered in Post #9 It is not yet finalized, but I'm pretty sure it'll be very close to what's described there....
    Post by: svquintana, Jun 30, 2016 in forum: Multihulls
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    Carbon fiber davit design.

    The original Design was a Kurt Hughes 45. With the designer's help, we: 1) Stretched the hulls 10%, by changing the form spacing on the mould....
    Post by: svquintana, Jun 30, 2016 in forum: Multihulls
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    Carbon fiber davit design.

    Yes, and that wouldn't be very convenient to do every night. That dinghy is not a RIB, it's a fair bit lighter and easier to manhandle than a...
    Post by: svquintana, Jun 29, 2016 in forum: Multihulls
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    Carbon fiber davit design.

    Thanks for those numbers. Lots of force there... I'm not sure what you mean about "slinging the dingy vertical along it's width". If I take...
    Post by: svquintana, Jun 29, 2016 in forum: Multihulls
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    Carbon fiber davit design.

    Thanks for posting that photo. It does look well socketed. With the angle off horizontal like that, I imagine they can be much lighter built...
    Post by: svquintana, Jun 29, 2016 in forum: Multihulls
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    Carbon fiber davit design.

    Thanks for your reply. I may indeed get the boat's designer to do the design for the davits. But it doesn't hurt to educate myself before...
    Post by: svquintana, Jun 29, 2016 in forum: Multihulls
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    Carbon fiber davit design.

    Tansl, thank you for your post. I believe the aft beam to be sufficiently strong. It was designed to keep the hulls aligned, and support the...
    Post by: svquintana, Jun 29, 2016 in forum: Multihulls