Before worrying about filler, maybe you should repair all the areas with bubbles and dry laminate. I think you could use a sprayable fairing...
So, please don't. There are forums for GMC trucks.
A motorsailor is a vessel that attains cruising speed under sail of power. That includes all the vessels sold nowadays as sailboat with an...
Is there a problem you are addressing? If it work well before, I recommend not fixing what ain't broke.
You are wrong. Read the OP's post. He is increasing all scantlings by a multiplier
It does not scale up linearly. That would increase the volume and weight by 2.4. The stress of the parts would increase by the same ratio....
There are no books specifically on what you are asking. However, you can start with first principles of physics and engineering. To start with a...
In that case, learning boatbuilding and then building a boat is the hard way to do it. There are plenty of used boats that will suit your needs....
What is the main goal, to build a boat or to go sailing? The world is full of boat projects that never got finished. Some are from people that...
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It looks like it is glassed from the inside too. I guess it was probably to strengthen the area with most stress. If the rest of the deck/hull...
The laminate over plywood is part of the scantlings.
A 1x2 of pine will stiffen it enough. The stiffness increases with the cube of the dimension. Twice the thickness is 8 times stiffer.
The hull thickness, fiberglass coating, framing, etc. are driven by the overall design. What works for one may not for another. Maybe you could...
The answer is that it depends on the design. Also you ask about 6-7 mm outside and 2 layers inside. Those are two units of measurement that...
