The recent discussion regarding spherical mock-up construction
has me taking another look at something I had in mind.
To form the curved surfaces of my ambient marine ply design, I
have in mind epoxy laminating thin layers of ply over longitudinal
supports notched into traditional transverse frames. I need those frames to
baffle a whole lot of free flooding spaces and soft tank spaces anyway,
so they have to form the hull exterior. (The crew compartment is modular and
hidden from view and structured to contain the lead ballast).
As I apply this to my 3d model, I see a lot of material taking
up a a lot of displacement volume and therefore requiring additional
compensation ballast.
Suggestions on how to cut down on the framework volume and
still maintain fair curves with rigidity would be greatly
appreciated.
A second question is regarding mechanisms for release of a
heavy lead keel. If someone could point me to examples to look at?
Joe