I'm aware of the thickness of many commercial epoxy glass submarine hulls. I've laid up a very small epoxy glass hull, but until now have only moulded larger hulls in polyester. However I wish to mould a larger boat in epoxy glass. It has a high freeboard, so I want to minimise displacement as much as is feasible. The boat is about four feet long, but is split into four discrete sections, also the boat will only have radial splits, so the main body will be a stiff homogeneous monocoque. The hull will be wet hulled, so only handling and the ability to take the odd bounce will be required.
Looking at model aeroplane builders, specifically lay-up's for pylon racers, they tend to use very thin lay-ups consisting of three to four layers of 2 oz cloth. I was thinking something a little thicker, maybe an extra layer or two of 4 oz.
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Looking at model aeroplane builders, specifically lay-up's for pylon racers, they tend to use very thin lay-ups consisting of three to four layers of 2 oz cloth. I was thinking something a little thicker, maybe an extra layer or two of 4 oz.
Opinions?
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