At 08:58 PM 4/21/2010, you wrote: >I want to use 5 oz carbon fiber mesh for the entire skin of my kr2 >project including the boat I'm not using plywood for that like the >plans call for I will put a layer on both sides will that be enough >or do I need to put 2 layers on both sides?
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Travis, I don't recall seeing an answer to your question and that is totally understandable. No one will be giving you an "off the cuff" answer to something that requires hours of engineering study in order to provide a viable answer. By asking the question, I'm guessing you don't have the expertise to safely analyze the structure yourself. There was a KR "spin off" built this way but it was not a standard boat with foam replacing ply but was a total re-design . It has not yet flown. I would recommend you either build the KR in it's given form or do some research for models already designed to be built the way you intend to build. You will save a great deal of time over trying to re-invent the wheel. Larry Flesner
