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Re: Lightweight SOFs...
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 7/17/2010, 1:30 pm
In Response To: Lightweight SOFs... (Dan Caouette (CSFW))

: You have a lot of here waiting with baited breath!

: I can picture part sub 20 lbs easily. Heck, I built 3 x 28 lb wood
: strip Black Pearls and my SOF's (the full-size ones that is!)
: have been running around 25 without trying.

: Here's a few of my thoughts for weight reduction: Your Dacron/FG
: skin could be lightened by using lighter-weight Dacron and
: fiberglass. For the reskinning of Mary Ann's SOF I'm going to
: try a peel-ply like material for less epoxy usage. From an
: engineering standpoint, the 1/2" plywood used on the frames
: is probably serious overkill. I could see using 1/4" ply or
: laminating each frame with individual strips. Maybe use
: FG-skinned foam core? The same idea could be used for the
: gunwales and stringers... Lash everything? A lot more work and
: cost for somthing that may not be as rugged. Should be light as
: a feather though.

: It'll be fun seeing what you come up with!

: Dan

Ok, a hint, there's no wood.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Other: Kudzu + Bill - can't open messages
Doug S -- 7/16/2010, 7:36 pm
*** AVOID THE WORD ... ***
Doug S -- 7/17/2010, 9:38 am
Re: *** AVOID THE WORD ... ***
Bill Hamm -- 7/18/2010, 12:18 am
Me either!
Kudzu -- 7/17/2010, 8:43 am
Re: Me either!
Bill Hamm -- 7/18/2010, 12:16 am
Re: Other: Kudzu + Bill - can't open messages
Bill Hamm -- 7/17/2010, 12:13 am
Re: Laminated Frames?
brian scarborough -- 7/17/2010, 7:56 am
Re: Laminated Frame**s?
Kudzu -- 7/17/2010, 11:55 am
Re: Laminated Frame**s?
Bill Hamm -- 7/18/2010, 12:08 am
Re: Laminated Frame**s?
Bill Hamm -- 7/17/2010, 1:39 pm
Re: Laminated Frame**s?
Kudzu -- 7/17/2010, 1:50 pm
Re: Laminated Frame**s?
Bill Hamm -- 7/18/2010, 1:45 am
Re: Laminated Frame**s?
Bill Hamm -- 7/17/2010, 1:54 pm
Re: Laminated Frame**s?
Kudzu -- 7/17/2010, 4:23 pm
Re: Laminated Frame**s?
Bill Hamm -- 7/18/2010, 12:10 am
Re: Laminated Frame**s?
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 7/17/2010, 5:31 pm
Re: Laminated Frame**s?
Bill Hamm -- 7/18/2010, 12:12 am
plans
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 7/19/2010, 8:31 am
Link for Bryan's message
Doug S -- 7/17/2010, 9:39 am
Re: Other: Kudzu + Bill - can't open messages
Bill Hamm -- 7/17/2010, 5:05 am
Lightweight SOFs...
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 7/17/2010, 10:59 am
Re: Lightweight SOFs...
Bill Hamm -- 7/17/2010, 1:30 pm
Re: Lightweight SOFs...
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 7/19/2010, 8:27 am
Re: Lightweight SOFs...
Bill Hamm -- 7/19/2010, 8:46 am
Re: Lightweight SOFs...
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 7/17/2010, 5:32 pm
Re: Other: Kudzu + Bill - can't open messages
Peter B -- 7/16/2010, 8:53 pm
Re: Other: Kudzu + Bill - can't open messages
wwfloyd -- 7/16/2010, 8:35 pm