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On plywood and glass #179912
05/27/09 02:23 PM
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Rolf_Nilsen Offline OP
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Mixing ply and uni glass is not efficient. Ply has a stretch to failure of less than 1%. The uni is about 6%. So the ply has to fail completely before the glass is helping but about 17%. Better to use carbon with plywood in that case. Similar stretch to failure.


Something I had not thought about, but which explains my failed ply and glass foils smile

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Re: On plywood and glass [Re: Rolf_Nilsen] #179916
05/27/09 02:34 PM
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I was thinking about foils for my Blade. Could you just make a "boot"? Slip on slip off?


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Re: On plywood and glass [Re: pgp] #179932
05/27/09 04:27 PM
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I did not quite understand the question. You consider new foils for your Blade, that I got. But where are the "boots" to go? Outside the current foils?

Re: On plywood and glass [Re: Rolf_Nilsen] #179946
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Attached to the rudders, anti-pitch device.


Pete Pollard
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Re: On plywood and glass [Re: pgp] #180002
05/28/09 01:39 AM
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You could do it, but I think that would be more work than doing a custom set of rudders with the T foils.

Re: On plywood and glass [Re: Rolf_Nilsen] #180093
05/28/09 05:16 PM
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So, what about the design of these T-Foils?
1. Symetrical, can they be fairly flat?
2. Near the bottom of the rudder.
3. How much surface area?
4. Triangle shaped? Rectangular? High Aspect?
5. Zero angle of attack with boat level. When is the boat level? Or zero when the transom is just clear of the water?


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