have you had a close look at the Jarcat 6? Don ... From: dstgean To: multihull_boatbuilder@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 3:54 AM Subject:...
Well we should talk about the most common acrylic and polycarbonate. Acrylic or plexi is strong but will shatter under impact while poly takes much abuse but...
I have, thanks for the idea. I'm not looking at cabin cats at this point--instead going for a traditional tent set up on shore or on deck. I'm also of the...
Lexan also degrades when exposed to brake fluid. Brake fluid on a sail boat you ask? I doubt you will encounter brake fluid on a sail boat but please do keep ...
We had the front lexan cabin windows craze when Mosquito Control Copter went down the canal. Might have been end of run and not supposed to use oil but we get...
Jib sheets and elbows don't really worry me. My only real concern is wave impact. Do those design guide numbers take this into account? Thanks, Mike...
A couple of comments. Perhaps obvious but glass has to be installed in a flat plane while polycarbonate can be bent cold over a developable surface. Some...
... You could always go with tempered for the strength and safety, then cover it with a security film to contain it incase it does break. Put the film on the...
... Dan, can you tell me what bothers you about open cockpits? I know lots of people feel as you do, but I can't quite understand what the problem is. Many...
Thomas Firth Jones had a good approach to installing fixed lights of acrylic or other plastic. He simply made the light an inch bigger all around than the...
beware of marine caulks on lexan and acrylic. Many will leach plastizier and turn the material brittle. GE and others make caulk special for glazing and...
My previous TS had acrylic windows bedded in silicone & held on with hundreds of small bolts. The inner ends of these tooks lumps out of my skull more than...
Mike, A quick check suggests 1/4" should be OK for the size, but check it against scantling rules for the class of boat. ABS will probably provide a formula...
If these windows are for an interior steering station, there may be a requrement for windscreen wipers. I dont have any experience of wipers on plastic...
... It's a personal thing having sailed beach cats first rather than open hulled monos as a background. The open hulled mono with flotation chould be easily...
They would scratch quickly. For cleaning plastic I recommend dish washing liquid/water and use a soft cloth not paper towels for best mileage. Chemicals such...
If you want ease of launch, nothing beats an F-boat The F22 is out complete with a small cabin. http://www.f-boat.com/pages/trimarans/F-22.html Brian...
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Peter, Thanks for the tip, I had not thought of that. So far I've not been able to find anything from ABS. I did find the ISO standards for windows on small...
Peter, I am planning on using wipers and this is one of several reasons why I have decided to go with glass rather than acylic or polycarbonate. I imagine...
Quote: " I want near beachcat like performance" There's your problem... I think one would have to do very foolish things in order to capsize a boat such as...
Hey, Dan-- good points all. You seem to have an unusually clear idea of what you want, and I think that makes it a lot more likely that you'll get it. It...
... trying to figure out what the public wants, here's my take. ... cockpit. A recent convert to multihulls, slider is on my short list for my next build...
Last week I took a few days and sailed Slider solo down to Fort McRee at the tip of Perdido Key, a really great cruising destination not far from Pensacola and...
Mike, I have access to the ISO standards, and if you cant find anything else that works I can do the checks for you. I would need more details. Cheers, Peter ...
... problem... ... a boat ... True. However a H18 can pretty easily capsize and taming it a bit by going longer and 6" wider with heavier hulls will bring...
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