WORLDS LARGEST RP SAILBOAT BOASTS UNUSUAL CONSTRUCTION

Brief description of construction of the hull which consists of 4- by 10 ft glass-fiber-reinforced polyester sheets laid up within a jig frame. These sheets are fabricated on-site by using a special high-impact polyester resin. Glass-fiber roving is embedded in the resin, which is fabricated at room temperature. Polyurethane-foam longitudinal stiffeners along the hulls length provide extra strength. With this method of construction, the finished hull has a strength factor six to eight times that of normal laminates.

• Corporate Authors:

  Cahners Publishing Company

  270 St Paul Street
  Denver, CO  United States  80206
• Publication Date: 1970-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 53 p.
• Serial:
  • Plastics World
  • Volume: 28
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Cahners Publishing Company

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Glass fiber reinforced plastics; Plastics; Polyurethane foams
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00015458
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 13 1972 12:00AM