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Re: Other: Google/wolfram unit conversion/calculat
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 2/9/2011, 2:43 pm
In Response To: Re: Other: Google/wolfram unit conversion/calculat (Bohdan Szymanik)

: Hmm, in the equation I've got 2*3 square meters for the surface
: area for the fibreglassing and just the one 3 square meters *
: the wood density for the contribution of the wood weight. Like
: you say it's the attachments, coaming, hatches, fill coats,
: second layers of fibreglass etc etc that all adds up.

: It's interesting to just play with the epoxy contribution - you
: really have to lift it to make the weight go up.

3 square meters would be a tiny boat.

You're generally lucky to get 60/40 epoxy to glass ratios btw doing hand layup, usually not even close to that specially when you first start using it.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Other: Google/wolfram unit conversion/calculation tricks
Bohdan Szymanik -- 2/9/2011, 4:11 am
Re: Other: Google/wolfram unit conversion/calculat
Bohdan Szymanik -- 2/9/2011, 4:22 am
Re: Other: Google/wolfram unit conversion/calculat
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/9/2011, 9:46 am
Re: Other: Google/wolfram unit conversion/calculat
Bohdan Szymanik -- 2/9/2011, 2:37 pm
Re: Other: Google/wolfram unit conversion/calculat
Bill Hamm -- 2/9/2011, 2:43 pm
Re: Other: Google/wolfram unit conversion/calculat
Bohdan Szymanik -- 2/9/2011, 4:37 pm
Re: Other: surface and volume calculations
Paul G. Jacobson -- 2/10/2011, 12:39 am