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From: mat@amdahl.UUCP (Mike Taylor)
Newsgroups: net.rec.boat
Subject: Re: kevlar/carbon hull construction
Message-ID: <1370@amdahl.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 7-Apr-85 22:19:20 EST
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Posted: Sun Apr  7 22:19:20 1985
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> 
>    I am interested in communicating with someone who either has
>    experience in building boats with carbon fibre glass or kevlar, 
>    or owns a boat built of same and can argue  the
>    relative virtues of either. I know of the price-related factors
>    involved but my engineering info is zilch and would like further
>    knowlege of things like 
>                        -life-cycle durability  
>                        -documented materials-failure on real boats
> 		       -any current research on related topics
> 			

Any builder or designer of larger racing boats will be familiar
with these materials. In San Diego, for example, is Reichel/Pugh
Design PO Box 6050 San Diego 92106.
-- 
Mike Taylor                        ...!{ihnp4,hplabs,amd,sun}!amdahl!mat

[ This may not reflect my opinion, let alone anyone else's.  ]