laying up the hull

[chewy]

Its a speedboat mould and he made the hard nose section himself.

[kitten]

Originally Posted by Cookee

Kitten says 'cos!

It's not as simple as that unfortunately, but like for like is a start!

See he's misquoting me again, I said COZ

As far as stuctural strength is concerned csm can be considered as a filler, with a 2" strand length load spread is minimal. with wovens or other long stand mats it is obviously much greater. Then you have to decide where and how you want to spread your loads, in which dirction and where you need to terminate them.
To quote a Meercat "simples"

[kitten]

Anyway I wouldn't just respode coz, thats obese

[Sonar]

Originally Posted by chewy

Its a speedboat mould and he made the hard nose section himself.

just started forming the consul now again in plaster.

will post the pictures later

[Sonar]

Originally Posted by r mcdonald

Sonar
I am not a boat builder, but have almost finished building a 7.5m rib,
I just read alot of boat building books and asked a few friendly boatbuilders questions. You will find there are many ways to build a RIB. The hard bit is which way is the best way, there is no answer to that. Everyone has there own way.Reading this forum and other forums you can gain ideas but no one simple answer.
The picture is of my rib that I am building. I built it without a female mould.The only wood in it is the transom everything else is fibreglass.
Have a look at this link. It may answer some questions. good luck.

http://www.hotribs.com/06ribmakers/r...nstruction.htm

regards
rpm

The link was a great help many thanks

How many lamination's over the ribs do you do .
Also is it a mixture of chopped strand matt and woven roven .
Many thanks
Robert

[gtflash]

ism theremany modern composite techniques that remove the need for stringers or greatly reduce??

[Nos4r2]

Originally Posted by gtflash

ism theremany modern composite techniques that remove the need for stringers or greatly reduce??

That sounds a bit like 'Bayliner' marketing spiel to me?

[willk]

Originally Posted by Nos4r2

That sounds a bit like Bayliner marketing spiel to me?

Or Ferryman

[Mollers]

Originally Posted by willk

Or Ferryman

Keep going, or is there a fear of litigation from those still 'afloat'?

[r mcdonald]

Originally Posted by Sonar

The link was a great help many thanks

How many lamination's over the ribs do you do .
Also is it a mixture of chopped strand matt and woven roven .
Many thanks
Robert

Sonar

I bonded the ribs (bulkheads) and stringers with 2 layers of 450 csm one layer of 600 biaxial and a layer of 450 csm all 200mm wide and stagered the edges, so there was a gradual buildup of thickness of glass for the bonding.
regards
rpm

[Sonar]

Originally Posted by r mcdonald

Sonar

I bonded the ribs (bulkheads) and stringers with 2 layers of 450 csm one layer of 600 biaxial and a layer of 450 csm all 200mm wide and stagered the edges, so there was a gradual buildup of thickness of glass for the bonding.
regards
rpm

many thanks for the info .

Respectfully
Robert