Re: [bolger] Re: Micro bulkhead option
Giuseppe,
Thanks for the thoughts. As for fairing the weave in the cloth, Sam
Devlin addressed this as well. In joints requiring multiple layers of cloth for
strength, he used biaxial first, the overlayed it with regular woven cloth,
which is easier to fill/fair. He also shows that, for example, joints which
will be seen to do in woven cloth, unseen joints, such as bottom/side, use
biaxial for strength.
Best of luck to you wife!
Glen
"Giuseppe Bianco" <giuseppe.bianco@...> on 05/22/2000 03:54:08 AM
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Subject: [bolger] Re: Micro bulkhead option
Glen - I'm building to plans, but I'll certainly at least build
fillets all around the bulkheads's sides. I'm using 10 mm ply all
around, with double thickness bottom.
I have a lot of tape that I might use (9 oz biaxial) to reinforce
everything. The added weight would be almost nothing... but the added
time is not going to be marginal. Consider that you'll have to fair
the tape weave - a nasty job.
By the way, my wife will have her exam in 2 days... Please wish her
the best of luck, and welcome me back to boatbuilding by then!
Best, Pippo
Thanks for the thoughts. As for fairing the weave in the cloth, Sam
Devlin addressed this as well. In joints requiring multiple layers of cloth for
strength, he used biaxial first, the overlayed it with regular woven cloth,
which is easier to fill/fair. He also shows that, for example, joints which
will be seen to do in woven cloth, unseen joints, such as bottom/side, use
biaxial for strength.
Best of luck to you wife!
Glen
"Giuseppe Bianco" <giuseppe.bianco@...> on 05/22/2000 03:54:08 AM
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Sent by: "Giuseppe Bianco" <giuseppe.bianco@...>
To:bolger@egroups.com
cc: (Glen Gibson/HQ/3Com)
Subject: [bolger] Re: Micro bulkhead option
Glen - I'm building to plans, but I'll certainly at least build
fillets all around the bulkheads's sides. I'm using 10 mm ply all
around, with double thickness bottom.
I have a lot of tape that I might use (9 oz biaxial) to reinforce
everything. The added weight would be almost nothing... but the added
time is not going to be marginal. Consider that you'll have to fair
the tape weave - a nasty job.
By the way, my wife will have her exam in 2 days... Please wish her
the best of luck, and welcome me back to boatbuilding by then!
Best, Pippo
--- Inbolger@egroups.com, glen_gibson@3... wrote:
>
>
> I'm planning on purchasing the wood for and starting construction
on
my hull
> early next month (I've been working on the masts, fun stuff). I've
been giving
> some thought to the bulkheads. My boat was going to be all 3/8"
marine, but I'm
> considering going with 1/2" bulkheads, no framing lumber, and using
nice fillets
> with fiberglass cloth to reinforce the bulkhead/side/bottom
junctions. Similar
> to the way Sam Devlin builds his boats (www.devlinboat.com). Both
his 16 and
> 18 foot sailboats, Nancy's China and WinterWren, use this method.
>
> Has anyone done such a thing? I thought I'd heard of someone
doing
it this
> way. I'm not looking to save time, in fact this might take
slightly longer.
> But I think this would look much better, be easier to clean, and at
least as
> strong, if not stronger (especially vs Bolgers specified 1/4"
sides/bulkheads).
> Bow bulkhead would be double, or maybe even triple 1/2" ply.
>
> Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!!!
>
> Glen Gibson
> Waiting for the kids to be out of school so I can take over the
garage ;-)
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