Re: Making Hybrid Tape.

["Robert Harper" <rharper@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes a wood tiller would be nice, maybe even sexy if done well, but it will  
be heavier than a carbon tube. There is nothing to stop you from doing  
that. The prominent use of carbon is to get the strongest construction  
with the least amound of weight. Kevlar is added to improve the sheer  
strength of the carbon parts.

I got lazy because I don't have a nice shop to work in or spread out so I  
bought a 49er cassette and modified it. It is without a doubt heavier than  
the new parts being built but it got me to the water faster and easier and  
that worked in my book. This is one of those areas that isn't locked down  
so you are at your own free will but unless you know something new, it  
might not be a good idea to stray too far from the beaten path.

It has been interesting how much has changed since I started my boat. Some  
new things have come up that weren't available when my boat was being  
built. I do however, have a nice boat that is a blast to sail and seems to  
hold it's own with Brams boat. I just have to stop "teabagging" at the  
weather mark. Unfortunately I have gotten good at recovering as long as I  
don't pull the boat all the way over.

On Thu, 22 Dec 2005 09:10:10 -0700, Rob DesMarais, D.C.  
<drrld@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Thanks Greg et al,
>
>
> This seems confusing as heck.  Why not just use appropriate layers of the
> sleeves?  The site Bill recommended has a good array.
>
>
> Or second thought, I nice wood tiller for a wood boat?
>
>
> Happy Holidays,
>
>
>              Rob



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Robert Harper USA 050 "Fugu"


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