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Forum: Multihull Sailboats

06-08-2015, 03:39

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Would love to hear the cons and pros of ALUMINIUM vs FIBERGLASS catamaran Sailboat

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Posted By Tensen

Re: Would love to hear the cons and pros of ALUMINIUM vs FIBERGLASS catamaran Sailboa

Unlike most production cats they aren't fat.

Outremers don't change the point - they would be lighter if they used a cored laminate.

Forum: Multihull Sailboats

04-08-2015, 02:55

Replies: 51

Would love to hear the cons and pros of ALUMINIUM vs FIBERGLASS catamaran Sailboat

Views: 37,146

Posted By Tensen

Re: Would love to hear the cons and pros of ALUMINIUM vs FIBERGLASS catamaran Sailboa

I don't deny it's important, I'm just not precisely sure what "it" you're referring to.

The higher yield strength that you'd have with the same mass of FRP means that an FRP hull taking the same...

Forum: Multihull Sailboats

03-08-2015, 03:44

Replies: 51

Would love to hear the cons and pros of ALUMINIUM vs FIBERGLASS catamaran Sailboat

Views: 37,146

Posted By Tensen

Re: Would love to hear the cons and pros of ALUMINIUM vs FIBERGLASS catamaran Sailboa

Puncture resistance is a non-technical term, so not sure what you mean there. It's true that metal handles abrasion better than FRP, which makes it more suitable for ice.

Uncored FRP would be a...

Forum: Multihull Sailboats

01-08-2015, 17:39

Replies: 51

Would love to hear the cons and pros of ALUMINIUM vs FIBERGLASS catamaran Sailboat

Views: 37,146

Posted By Tensen

Re: Would love to hear the cons and pros of ALUMINIUM vs FIBERGLASS catamaran Sailboa

No matter what the boat is made of, it'll be built to a certain strength.

The difference in material is, in a nutshell, the difference in weight required to reach that strength, and the cost.
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