I am of the school of largest pieces of cloth first when covering the new core to the existing beveled outer transom. Welcome to the forum and all...
Seems likely that it would have been tried before. Do you have any other boats similar size in mind with the intended rig for comparison? PS I...
Peel ply between epoxy layups, yes! I forget about using it when I am not thinking in terms of vacuum bagging. The peel ply will leave a...
@Kyle Motiv8Labs Your data so far supports the hypothesis that the repair material is stronger and stiffer than existing. Love the whiteboard...
Hi Kyle, is the bottom sample in the cutting mat picture a 6:1 scarf from both sides sample? What is the actual thickness of the pieces used for...
Ed, if I were only about 1500 miles closer... I made some weights for myself this winter. It's a fair piece of work once you make patterns and...
The SUP people are jealous that you are sitting comfortably and sailing and are not paddling... :) To be sure, the sailboat used as a SUP will not...
I have to ask the machinists for feeds and speeds and cutter selection when I program for them, sorry I cannot answer directly....
Thanks Pam for the additional information. Do I understand correctly that the mast track and cloth will be glued to the mast? Nice of your friend...
Hello Pam, Those look like scratches in the anodized surface rather than cracks in the aluminum mast extrusion to me. If someone has a better...
I don't think the exact layering of the ply is going to amount to much. I would suggest beveling the existing glass with a 1:12 bevel (3" per side...
If you use XPS or EPS (both polystyrene foams), then you could use a hot wire bow and pairs of templates to rough out the main plan and profile...
The free version of QCAD will allow a user to insert an image and scale it. Many other software packages will do this too. Here is a Westsail 32...
Is there enough headroom in the boat to have a righteous cabin sole? Perhaps a couple layers of 1708 inside the hull to get existing 1/8" (3.2mm)...
The 1/8" (3.2mm) thick glassing would not be such an issue if the core was sound so that loads get supported by the system rather than by a single...
Wenonah Canoe manufactures canoes and paddling accessories for paddle sports enthusiasts. https://www.wenonah.com/ Here is an interesting...
The drain plug and a layer of cloth below the wood makes me thing the keel is hollow and that the wood is sitting 'outside' of the factory hull....
Nice renderings Tom. Do you have any views of the hull itself? [ATTACH]
https://jpscm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/2017-Data-Book-Small-1.pdf JPS Composite Materials page 15 E-glass page 16 S-2 Glass I would...
Here is an article from a surveyor (he posts on Cruiser Forum as 'boatpoker') about moisture meters: Moisture Meter Mythology and Flir thermal...