> bram,

> the comment about hammering boats was a crude attempt at humor, but thanks
> for reinforcing the idea of making test panels. Last year I made about 3
> dozen different panel in various combinations of glass, polyester cloth,
> kevlar, linear carbon tape,glass tape, polyester cloth tape,kevlar
> tape,etc. I didn't make any scarf/butt comparisons but I had a great time
> destroying all of them, the experience left me making smaller fillets and
> applying cloths more judiciously as needed. Certainly reinforced the idea
> that "just enough" is much better than "more is
> better"

Hi Lee:

You are one of the first I've seen that has admitted to making test panels and I've been perusing this BBS for around 2 years. Did you post your conclusions? If not, could you? We should be well aware that they might be subjective and unscientific depending on the amount of control you placed on your tests. Even so I think info of this nature would be useful to all of us.

Best Regards: Bram