Un ballanced laminate

Discussion in 'Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building' started by pescaloco, May 28, 2009.

  1. pescaloco
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    pescaloco Senior Member

    Hey guys,

    If you can with out a lot of specs try to answer

    I am making a pilothouse for a 27 foot sportfisher aprox dimensions 12ft long x 8 feet wide.

    Construction consists of 3/4 in foam panels on a male mould
    outside laminate which is complete is 1.5oz matt / 17oz cloth or 1708 Nytex in some spots / 1.5 oz matt

    I am afraid that it is getting too heavy, is it ok to go lighter on the inside or is it generally better to have a ballanced laminate

    Thanks
     
  2. gonzo
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    gonzo Senior Member

    To answer that would require to study the design and recalculate the laminate. I don't think you can go much lighter than 1708 on that size though
     
  3. wet feet
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    wet feet Senior Member

    It's always desirable to have a balanced laminate,unless a composite engineer can give you a good reason not to.
     

  4. pescaloco
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    pescaloco Senior Member

    thanks guys,

    I appreciate your feed back
     
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