Thank you all for the information. I will contact Sweet Composites. It
is a tough call if the material is in short supply - makes sense to
secure a supply, but at the same time, I'd hate to hold on to a supply
if it prevents some other Solo builder from building his boat. I imagine
that at least for the most part, the need for the cloth comes up a bit
into the project which makes it even tougher - hold a supply for a bit
of time, or worse, risk having none when the time comes...
BTW, we moved from Brookings to Blaine last summer, and I do think we
are in a great location from the Swift perspective. The Vancouver
Regatta sounds great - I look forward to seeing it, and hope for an
opportunity to look at some boats up close soon.
Stefan
Greg Ryan wrote:
Hey Stefan Welcome to the class! I see you are based in Brookings OR,
plenty of help for you in that neck of the woods.
Also another boat on the West Coast. Come on East Coast Lurkers, lets
catch up!!!
Seriously, yes there is a shortage of Carbon/Hybrid. It comes up from
time to time though. You will need 25 yards of the fabric.
If you are sure you will make a Swift Solo in the next couple of
months then Sweet Composites currently has one 100 yard roll of the
material left. the URL is http://sweetcomposites.com/ the prices are
outstanding.
I suggest you secure what you need now or be too late. You could
always sell it later if you decide not to build the Swift. Maybe even
make a profit.
My company, NYC Skiffs, currently has 10 yards for those that need
some little extra.
Greg
See you on the race course.
(OK, can the sarcastic replies, Christian, Bram and Rob).
----- Original Message ----- From: "Stefan Elvstad"
<stefan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <swiftsolo@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 4:50 PM
Subject: Carbon fiber shortage?
When I stumbled across the Swift Solo article in Wooden Boat Magazine,
it was love at first sight, and I will just have to build one. My work
plan includes first building the workshop and a small project to get a
feel for the strip building process, and hopefully make the bigger
mistakes on something less significant than the Swift Solo. So, it will
take another couple of months before I will be ready to start on the
Swift. Meanwhile, I have truly enjoyed monitoring the emails coming
through on the email list.
When planning my trainer project, I discovered that the sources for
carbon fiber express problems with a global shortage of carbon fiber and
seem pretty discouraging about their ability to deliver. Is this
something you have had to deal with in the past, and does anyone have
any suggestion as to if and how we can get around the problem?
Stefan Elvstad
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