Interesting quote in this video. Dick Avery, the years long Chris-Craft designer, claims that the early fiberglass designers did not know how thick to make the material so they rationalized that mahogany planks were 3/4" thick and that is where they would start experimenting with the thickness of fiberglass hulls. Makes sense from a seat of the pants perspective.
https://youtu.be/2njLolqz7nM
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One opinion on why early hulls are 3/4"
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12-31-2016 08:09 PM #2
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Re: One opinion on why early hulls are 3/4"
What a great video. Thank for sharing.
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01-01-2017 09:37 AM #3
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Re: One opinion on why early hulls are 3/4"
Very Nice, thank you!
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Re: One opinion on why early hulls are 3/4"
A pleasure to watch and listen.
Greg Harrington
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Re: One opinion on why early hulls are 3/4"
Thanks for sharing.
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