ec120bgt@sdcc3.UUCP (ANDREW VARE) (04/06/85)
I am interested in communicating with someone who either has
experience in building boats with carbon fibre glass or kevlar,
or owns a boat built of same and can argue the
relative virtues of either. I know of the price-related factors
involved but my engineering info is zilch and would like further
knowlege of things like
-life-cycle durability
-documented materials-failure on real boats
-any current research on related topics
THANKS!
Andrew T. Vare mat@amdahl.UUCP (Mike Taylor) (04/08/85)
> > I am interested in communicating with someone who either has > experience in building boats with carbon fibre glass or kevlar, > or owns a boat built of same and can argue the > relative virtues of either. I know of the price-related factors > involved but my engineering info is zilch and would like further > knowlege of things like > -life-cycle durability > -documented materials-failure on real boats > -any current research on related topics > Any builder or designer of larger racing boats will be familiar with these materials. In San Diego, for example, is Reichel/Pugh Design PO Box 6050 San Diego 92106. -- Mike Taylor ...!{ihnp4,hplabs,amd,sun}!amdahl!mat [ This may not reflect my opinion, let alone anyone else's. ]
gadfly@ihu1m.UUCP (Gadfly) (04/16/85)
-- > > > > I am interested in communicating with someone who either has > > experience in building boats with carbon fibre glass or kevlar, > > or owns a boat built of same and can argue the > > relative virtues of either... I've worked with regular fiberglass and a bit with kevlar (all in the course of repairing a Pearson Ariel). Kevlar is very tricky. It's hard to get the resin to soak into the fibers, and of course, it's hell to cut. Thus, there seems to be a much higher risk of delamination. Awfully strong, however--indeed, bullet-proof. -- *** *** JE MAINTIENDRAI ***** ***** ****** ****** 15 Apr 85 [26 Germinal An CXCIII] ken perlow ***** ***** (312)979-7188 ** ** ** ** ..ihnp4!iwsl8!ken *** ***