Ferro Cement Cat

Discussion in 'Boat Design' started by LT Marine, Apr 5, 2010.

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  1. tugboat

    tugboat Previous Member

    guys!-- also if you did it conventionally, you would need stiffeners cuz there would need to be some heavy duty longitudinals or that thing would flex like a wet noodle
     
    tugboat, Apr 18, 2010
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  3. BzB
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    BzB New Member

    What about basalt fiber rebar instead of steel? It’s stronger and lighter, but would it work in this application?
     
    BzB, Feb 18, 2021
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