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Re: flex is good
By:Chris Luneski
Date: 4/8/2001, 2:05 am
In Response To: Re: flex is good (Lee Gardner)

: I was similarly surprised with the coho I made, and that was with 3layers of
: 4oz in the bottom, kind of neat to see something flex and be ok. I'm
: guessing that 3mmply with multiple layers of 4oz is a more optimum lay-up
: than 4mm with 6oz. from a strength/weight ratio just more labor intensive
: and may not be best for large panel shapes.
I should have said "oil canning". With a shallow V bottom and fairly narrow panels (4 per side, which makes 7 fillet "stringers") I don't think it will oil can the way a flat bottom might.

Thanks for the comments.

CL

Messages In This Thread

ply thickness - glass weight tradeoff
Chris Luneski -- 3/30/2001, 2:28 am
Re: ply thickness - glass weight tradeoff
Al Gunther -- 3/31/2001, 10:55 am
Re: ply thickness - glass weight tradeoff
Geo. Cushing -- 3/30/2001, 5:21 pm
Re: flex is good
Dean Trexel -- 3/30/2001, 9:37 am
Re: flex is good
Lee Gardner -- 3/30/2001, 2:35 pm
Re: flex is good
Chris Luneski -- 4/8/2001, 2:05 am