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Re: carbon/kevlar Coaming TIP
By:jim kozel
Date: 11/2/2001, 5:39 pm
In Response To: Re: carbon/kevlar Coaming TIP (Ben Staley)

Hi Ben

: Were you using overlapping strips of carbon fiber or did you cut out a few
: full circle pieces from a large sheet?

I used 4" wide x 20" strips of carbon fiber or glass. I cut them on the bias so they literally molded around the shape of the cockpit, no wrinkles that way. My layup was 1 glass ~ 1 carbon ~ 1 glass ~ 3 carbon ~ 1 glass.
You must cut the strips and apply them on the bias in order for the strips to mold/conform to the cockpit opening. Take a piece of fiberglass cloth or carbon and pull with the direction of the fibers - stiff - no stretch. Now pull the same cloth at 45 degrees or diagonally (bias) to the weave - stretches all over the place. That's how you lay the strips on the coaming mold.

Messages In This Thread

carbon/kevlar
Blaise Goodpaster -- 10/28/2001, 9:17 pm
Re: carbon/kevlar Coaming TIP
Jim Kozel -- 11/2/2001, 2:52 pm
Re: carbon/kevlar Coaming TIP
Ben Staley -- 11/2/2001, 3:26 pm
Re: carbon/kevlar Coaming TIP
jim kozel -- 11/2/2001, 5:39 pm
Re: Read Spidey's Web
Dave Houser -- 10/29/2001, 3:07 pm
Re: carbon/kevlar
Jim Kozel -- 10/29/2001, 2:10 pm
I know you mean carbon/kevlar cloth *NM*
Jim Kozel -- 10/29/2001, 2:19 pm
Re: carbon/kevlar
LeeG -- 10/29/2001, 12:42 pm
Re: carbon/kevlar
addison -- 10/29/2001, 8:31 am
Re: carbon/kevlar
Blaise Goodpaster -- 10/29/2001, 10:45 am
Re: carbon/kevlar
Bill Sivori -- 10/29/2001, 12:56 am
Re: carbon/kevlar
Blaise Goodpaster -- 10/29/2001, 10:28 am
Re: carbon/kevlar
Bill Sivori -- 10/29/2001, 11:10 am
Like yours, but didn't work. *Pic*
John Monfoe -- 10/29/2001, 5:27 am
Re: Like yours, but didn't work.
Bill Sivori -- 10/29/2001, 9:33 am
Re: Like yours, but didn't work.
John Monfoe -- 10/30/2001, 4:44 am
Re: Like yours, but didn't work.
Bill Sivori -- 10/30/2001, 11:15 pm
Jim, Pete, Bill.
John Monfoe -- 10/31/2001, 4:46 am
Re: Jim, Pete, Bill.
Pete Rudie -- 10/31/2001, 4:33 pm
I found the picture. *Pic*
John Monfoe -- 10/30/2001, 7:04 am
Aha! *Pic*
Pete Rudie -- 10/30/2001, 12:24 pm
Re: I found the picture.
Jim Kozel -- 10/30/2001, 9:56 am
Re: cool deck fittings *Pic*
Dean Trexel -- 10/29/2001, 1:27 am
Re: cool deck fittings
Bill Sivori -- 10/29/2001, 9:01 am
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Roy Morford -- 10/28/2001, 11:05 pm
Re: Cape Ann Expedition
Blaise Goodpaster -- 10/29/2001, 10:17 am
Re: Cape Ann Expedition
Roy Morford -- 10/29/2001, 1:12 pm
Re: carbon/kevlar *Pic*
Dean Trexel -- 10/28/2001, 11:04 pm
Re: carbon/kevlar
Blaise Goodpaster -- 10/29/2001, 10:11 am