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Re: I can't believe I missed this thread!!!!
By:LeeG
Date: 5/5/2003, 11:19 pm
In Response To: Material: My fiberglass test results *LINK* (Ted Henry)

Ted,,after that drop test you lost interest!!! my god no three point tests, .22 target shooting or tumbling in a rock polishing machine??? One of the funnest things is totally mangling a piece and feeling it come apart. whew,,better go back to therapy.

ok,,I've calmed down,,just out of curiosity were your panels sitting on a flat surface with no bending forces? I wonder if the larger fill coat in the 6oz s-glass sample had any correlation to its impact resistance?

ok,,I just finished adding another layer of 4oz s-glass on the bottom of a friends Coho,,,yes after 4 years of heavy use and getting strapped down on racks it's shown some wear and a few fractures to the glass where there's only one layer of 4oz s-glass on either side,,with a doubled layer on the center bottom panel....now I think I'm going to get that boat up to 50lbs. with all the stuff that's going on it. All this so I can watch my friends in their glass boats that are fully loaded carefully exit amongst the rocks and seaweed while I slide/grind up. Four layers of 4oz s-glass on the bottom center panel HAHAHAHA,,,,HAHAAHAA,,haahaha,,damn, fell in the water again.

Messages In This Thread

Material: My fiberglass test results *LINK*
Ted Henry -- 4/29/2003, 12:38 am
Re: I can't believe I missed this thread!!!!
LeeG -- 5/5/2003, 11:19 pm
Feel better now? *Pic*
Ted Henry -- 5/6/2003, 11:49 am
Re: much
LeeG -- 5/6/2003, 12:05 pm
Re: Material: My fiberglass test results
yakman -- 5/5/2003, 2:58 pm
Re: Material: My fiberglass test results
Ted Henry -- 5/5/2003, 7:06 pm
Re: Material: more test results
yakman -- 5/8/2003, 12:04 pm
Re: Material: more test results
Ted Henry -- 5/8/2003, 4:25 pm
Re: Material: My fiberglass test results
Andy Waddington -- 4/29/2003, 4:06 pm
Re: Material: My fiberglass test results
Sam McFadden -- 4/29/2003, 11:50 pm
Re: Material: My fiberglass test results
Ted Henry -- 4/29/2003, 7:38 pm
Re: Material: My fiberglass test results
Shawn Baker -- 4/29/2003, 1:36 pm
Re: Material: My fiberglass test results
Ted Henry -- 4/29/2003, 2:34 pm
Re: Material: My fiberglass test results
Sam McFadden -- 4/29/2003, 10:47 am
Re: Material: My fiberglass test results
Rob P -- 4/29/2003, 9:44 am
Re: Material: My fiberglass test results
John Schroeder -- 4/29/2003, 2:51 pm
What design are you building John? *NM*
Ted Henry -- 4/29/2003, 2:57 pm
Re: What design are you building John?
John Schroeder -- 4/29/2003, 11:48 pm
Re: Material: My fiberglass test results
Ted Henry -- 4/29/2003, 12:16 pm
Re: Material: My fiberglass test results
Don Lucas -- 4/29/2003, 9:00 am
Re: Material: My fiberglass test results
Patsy -- 4/29/2003, 8:19 am