I predict the forward mast will carry away. There are going to be enormous twisting, turning, pitching stresses on what was not part of the original hull lay up which is now attached by a mechanical, not a chemical bond. Either that or the aft bumkin set up goes for the same reason. Add to that all the other strength of the hull and superstructure compromised by removal and weaknesses being built in and I see it as a disaster in the making.
The fore mast have a sail area of 3 square meter. If you know the forces, tell me. If you know the strengt of gluing epoxy to epoxy. Tell me. If you do not have these numbers do not worry an innocent Captain.
A 3 meter square sail is tiny, so the forces are small. The clever use of lashings will provide ample flexure points to avoid transferring large mast twisting moments due to the simple nature of how rope avoids the direct transfer of mechanical stresses in this simple rig assembly. You can comfortably adhere epoxy fiberglass and carbon as long as you lay sufficient area and prepare the surfaces for mechanical adhesion, this is done the world over for hull repairs as standard practice. The only disaster might be if Yrvind drops his ice-cream when he steps ashore in NZ, the wind is fierce on the west coast.
Very exciting watching this boat come together. Thank you for sharing your experiences.
WOW! THAT LOOKS FANTASTIC! ❤❤❤
Good news! I think it will be greate.
Looking Great 👍
what are those skis for?
Thats the pattern for the bilge keels
I predict the forward mast will carry away. There are going to be enormous twisting, turning, pitching stresses on what was not part of the original hull lay up which is now attached by a mechanical, not a chemical bond. Either that or the aft bumkin set up goes for the same reason. Add to that all the other strength of the hull and superstructure compromised by removal and weaknesses being built in and I see it as a disaster in the making.
These concerns would be valid on a larger boat, but Sven's boat is small, overbuilt, with a tiny rig.
The fore mast have a sail area of 3 square meter. If you know the forces, tell me.
If you know the strengt of gluing epoxy to epoxy. Tell me. If you do not have these numbers do not worry an innocent Captain.
A 3 meter square sail is tiny, so the forces are small. The clever use of lashings will provide ample flexure points to avoid transferring large mast twisting moments due to the simple nature of how rope avoids the direct transfer of mechanical stresses in this simple rig assembly.
You can comfortably adhere epoxy fiberglass and carbon as long as you lay sufficient area and prepare the surfaces for mechanical adhesion, this is done the world over for hull repairs as standard practice.
The only disaster might be if Yrvind drops his ice-cream when he steps ashore in NZ, the wind is fierce on the west coast.
Glass resin is 1,000ish times stronger than steel