Its next week. As my friend and GRPguru (www.grpguru.com) Andre Cocquyt notes, “CAMX is the joint show of previously ACMA and SAMPE, so it is indeed the best event for composites in the US. Tons of seminars and the entire who’s-who in the composites trade is there, as are most vendors and technical experts, perfect place to (re-)connect with peers and make new business links. Good live demos at the composites alliance booth for everything from infusion to prepregs and RTM. Anything that is new in terms of materials and techniques is shown and you need a couple of big bags to take home all the samples and brochures. It is in Dallas, starting next Monday 10/26 thru Thursday 10/29.”
It used to be that the MACM conferences in Florida were then best to get information. They ended. IBEX used to be pretty good but nothing like the MACM. CMAX is supposed to be the deal now. I will make it to next year’s.
Quick little video in light winds. Looks so much nicer than when I owned it. Seems to be impossible to place the url here, so below is the best I can get for now. Not on the YOutubes yet. “Engine is working again so we had some fun sailing on Oosterschelde.” In Face again.
The MV Bluebird is undergoing seat trials on Lake Victoria now. It is built from developed plywood/epoxy, with lots of core on flat surfaces. The whole thing went over in several containers after it was built near Seattle. I will be offering an option that is not quite as wide and a little lighter also.
It turned out that after me running all kinds of diagnostics myself, Verizon had remotely turned off my modem, and activated another that I don’t have.
These bearings seem like a big improvement over what we usually have to do for the unstayed rotating masts. In the past builders have had to machine a bearing out of a giant chunk of slick plastic. Most of the plastic was ground off and wasted and the cost ran into thousands. http://www.glidebearings.com/
Spherical bearings like the Tides units would have been perfect, but were not nearly large enough. Bendy materials like carbon fiber require spherical bearings to keep from binding under load, or as Rob Denny does, have a very loose fit.
These kind of are of the loose fit variety. I see the bearing having a fairly close fit to the round mast, but deflecting with the mast. I have not detailed this yet but will. The bearing will need a fiberglass sleeve around it to protect it and keep it round. I see this whole unit captured in a looser fit.
Contact Tim Creighton at Glidebearings tim@glidebearings.com
We lost Ted Pike of Edensaw Woods and many other boatbuilding ventures, on the 24th. He was so enthusiastic and helpful on boat and even spaceship projects. He will be missed.
Is it possible that Kamanu is 30 now? I did the working drawings in ’84 I remember. Am pretty sure it was launched by Schooner Creek Boatworks in ’85. http://kamanu.com
Cylinder molded developed plywood/epoxy. My first USCG certified passenger cat. Am sure Derek will froth if he hears about a 30 year old CM cat still going out every day.
