Sea Sled madness. It’s in my brain.

Ok big brother. I will eat crow, I just checked into the biax and I am wrong. It is stronger. Next project i do will definitely be biax. That is some amazing stuff.

 

Crows not that bad. A good sauce helps. I know.

 

cajunpocket, if you follow this link you will see on the right hand side of the page a pdf download link called 'gurit guide to composites'. it is well worth a read, contains every piece of information you will ever need to know regarding composites and the science behind it
Composite Materials https://www.gurit.com/Our-Business/Composite-Materials

 

Brain overload. The smoke is coming out of my ears. I just glanced at it, all I can say is wow! Let's not hijack big brother dogcalvary's thread. Thank you very much for the information. I have some studying to do.

 

CSM backed biaxial has a place in epoxy builds. It is useful as all getout when you need to move wetted glass the hull. CsM holds the biax and keeps it from snaking. Yes, a weight penalty.

Suggesting csm cannot be used with epoxy because the binder doesn't break down is silliness. Epoxy doesn't need to break down the binder. In fact, you get a LOT of strength in the bonds.

Now, it is not equivalent thickness for thickness. This is a truth. But the obvious places to use binder backed biax in epoxy builds are easy to see.

One regret in my build is I used binder backed tapes and I still wonder if I could have stepped from 1708 tapes to 1208 tapes to save the 5 ounces added in the csm. I digress.

csm has a limited place in epoxy boats

 

I'm at an advantage with my build. The wood, screws, glue, etc etc are plenty strong enough for what I'm doing. The csm and epoxy are just for waterproofing. It would take an epic hit to bust a hole in 3/4" marine plywood. I AM having excellent luck with the csm and epoxy though. It lays flat and goes where I want it to. That's just my experience though. The biax will definitely be thrown in the recipe if I ever decide to strip plank a boat together.

 

I have the original SP Technologies version in print format from 1996 on my shelf.
Nice to see it is still in print - well pdf print!! - with some mods over the years.

 

Moving day tomorrow. And my excavator is nowhere to be seen. Might be a disappointing day.

 

Murphy's law big brother.

 

The weather certainly looks good for a move.
Any action?

 

Yes. Success.

 

That's half a house!!

 

She is no small gal. The transom sure looks strange to me. Just seems so short vs the rest of the freeboard.

 

If she was an inch wider or 6" longer, it would have been close to impossible to get her out.

Yeah, I see what you mean, Fallguy. A 20" transom, but forward of that is the 4' dive platform, and that needs good sides so folks can ride outside.