I am interested in the A-Class. Were you at Key Largo in Feb?
How does the hull volume compare to the Marstrom?
I use used a similiar hull half construction with a kevlar/cedar strip boat. I was never happy my method attaching the internal structure and the my flange added more weight than I like. If I ever do it again, I will do it differently. What was your impressions of joining the hull halfs.
Carl,
I struggled with how to join the hulls and then I saw the inside of a wrecked Flyer, the flyer has a 1.5 inch inside overlap, so I added a 2 inch layer of cloth to one half, on the inside, and let it stand proud of the joint by about 1 inch. I also added a strip of cloth on the outside of the joint once they were together. I liked that solution, they sort of snapped together.
Butt joining the halves didnt seem to have enough structure and I have heard of A cat joints cracking, so I spent more time creating the joint. My hull halves were 6kg with bulkheads, so I had lots of room for adding structure.
As far as volume, I think it has more volume around the main beam. The bows have less and are similiar to the A2 bows, but fatter at the water line.
Everyone who sees it in person says "is it upside down?"
