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Re: Material: coaming lip
By:Brian Nystrom
Date: 12/17/2004, 6:01 pm
In Response To: Material: coaming lip *LINK* (Tony Olsen)

: Hi all,
: I just layed up the lip for the spray skirt. I put down one layer of 6oz.
: carbon fiber, then 6 layers of 6oz. glass, then another layer of the
: carbon. The result is a lip that is 3/16 inches (.476 cm) thick and weighs
: 11 oz. total. My question for you all is, is this thick enough?

That's thicker than the coamings on most commercial glass boats, which are typically 1/8" thick or a bit less.

Messages In This Thread

Material: coaming lip *LINK*
Tony Olsen -- 12/17/2004, 10:48 am
Re: Material: coaming lip
Tony Olsen -- 12/17/2004, 8:20 pm
WOW! Would you look at Tony go!!!
Kurt Maurer -- 12/18/2004, 12:06 am
Re: WOW! Would you look at Tony go!!!
Tony Olsen -- 12/18/2004, 9:24 am
Signed Boat
Robert N Pruden -- 12/18/2004, 2:42 pm
Re: Material: coaming lip
Brian Nystrom -- 12/17/2004, 6:01 pm
Re: Material: coaming lip
bryan gorr -- 12/17/2004, 11:10 am