Even after my previous rant about offshore debris and the benefits of solid glass, I would not hesitate to trade Calypso's heavy hull for a 37R laid up as below for inshore and coastal racing.
For long distance offshore my preference for a solid lay-up anywhere near the water line is much stronger. The key point for me is the ability to maintain buoyancy using repair and jury rig techniques when sailing in waters where assistance may be hours or days away. In a collision with debris, a lightweight composite hull may suffer a failure large enough that the crew would not have time to react. The old school overbuilt fiberglass may fracture or puncture but in a smaller way allowing the crew to make temporary repairs. Ditto for steel and aluminum. (Once sailed an old aluminum boat to Hawaii that had enough corrosion issues the skipper actually said "We're sinking for sure". Fortunately we were able to pump and patch enough to make it to a boat yard. Martin Calypso 1970 C&C 43 Seattle [cid:D1BF9853-22F7-47FB-86F2-4115CE0BAF2F] From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Ken Heaton Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2013 3:08 PM To: cnc-list Subject: Re: Stus-List 34R hull >From the factory drawings, the Laminate Schedule for the 1990 C&C 37 R was: C&C 37R Laminate, Hydrex resin used for the entire laminate. Topsides (total thickness 1.16") 1. Gelcoat 2. 1.0 oz. Chop 3. 1.0 oz. Mat 4. C72K/100 Kevlar Fabmat 5. 1" Aircraft Balsa Core 6. C72K/100 Kevlar Fabmat Bottom (total thickness 1.20") 1. Gelcoat 2. 1.0 oz. Chop 3. 1.0 oz. Mat 4. C77K/200 Kevlar Fabmat 5. 1" Aircraft Balsa Core 6. C72K/100 Kevlar Fabmat I imagine the 34R would have bee about the same. The 37+ was a bit thicker, both topsides and bottom. Ken H. On 10 October 2013 16:40, Robert Abbott <robertabb...@eastlink.ca<mailto:robertabb...@eastlink.ca>> wrote: I always thought the 34R hull was made from kevlar.....am I wrong? Bob Abbott AZURA C&C 32 - 84 Halifax, N.S. On 2013/10/10 11:40 AM, Hoyt, Mike wrote: 34R was made by a completely different company than the 99. I believe was also not epoxy. ________________________________ From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of dwight veinot Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2013 11:33 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List Looking to upsize. Mike The new hulls are stiff but they hole through a lot easier than the hull of an older C&C which has solid glass reinforced polyester...Once saw a power boat in slow reverse with the ss swim ladder supports pointing aft...go too close to a 34R and there was a hole through the hull...rather easy to puncture I thought
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