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10 Fundamentals of Wood/Epoxy Composite Boatbuilding Figure 2-4 The trimaran Adrenalin’s hull is 3⁄8 (9.5mm) strip-planked cedar sheathed with unidirectional carbon fiber. Figure2-5 Adrenalinundersail. every kind of racing, and at least part of this is due to the superiority of the materials used in their construction. At a time when materials failure is a major problem in radi- cally designed non-wood racing boats, wood composites offer the safety of very high strength for many years. The Importance of Research and Testing While wood/epoxy composite construction is innova- tive, tradition continues to play a large part in the development of marine engineering: the wise builder considers what has worked in the past as a basis for what will work in the future. Boatbuilding must overlap with engineering because improper boat construction can have serious consequences. We assume that any builder will make many engineering decisions. To complicate matters, even the best engineers have not been totally successful in predicting the loads to which a given hull will be subjected. Enough boats have been built with wood/epoxy composites to provide a sound foundation of knowledge, but composite construction has not matured to the point where hard and fast scant- ling rules can be made to apply to every situation. To help fill this void, we have provided technical data, which we hope will be of help. These include updated scantlings from successful boats built with wood and WEST SYSTEM materials and the results of testing performed in our lab and elsewhere. We believe that it is extremely important for any builder planning to use wood and epoxy composite construction to develop an understanding of these materials and a feel for working with them. We strongly recommend that you perform simple tests as you proceed. If you know your materials, your solutions to problems will be better, and you will gradually evolve the technique that works best for you. After you have become familiar with our techniques, you may wish to modify them and develop your own.PDF Image | Gougeon Brothers on Boat Construction
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