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| Flier: An Ultralight 27 lb Foam Fishing Boat Build |
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| WeldingRod:
Very cool! I want to file the serial numbers off the technique and turn it to other uses... Mwah, ha, ha! Sent from my SM-G892A using Tapatalk |
| vtsteam:
Actually the technique came from experiments with the model airplanes I've been building for the last 15 years, (called Hacksaw Specials) and before that from the full size ultralight aircraft plans for the Skypup that I bought 20 years ago that was in fact designed 37 years ago. Which is to say, a lightweight fabric covered foam structure, not using fiberglass cloth or polyester resin.. My own contributions are only the actual boat design, the details of its structure, developing procedures for quicker results than conventional boat building methods, and testing and selecting specific currently locally available materials. Those are the "devil in the details" kinds of things that make it build more easily, fulfill multiple requirements, perform better, and last better for the intended function. And that's why it took 29 pages to draw and explain beyond the video. A fabric and foam boat is a simple and reasonably well-known concept, but in this case a very specific execution. If you do a lookup on Youtube for foam boat -- you'll see a hundred of them. But I think you can also tell they aren't like this one. |
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