Greetings James,
It can and has been done. I would add some thickness to the flange at the angle joint. Here is the model I just finished of a stepped sail basicly like the one you showed use. I was just going to build the sail 3D model, but I got carried away.
http://www.frappr.com/?a=viewphoto&id=2628470&pid=7095469
Regards,
Brent Hartwig
"Consistency is the refuge of the unimaginative. "
- - Oscar Wilde
From: "Lil Brother LLC" <lil_brother_llc@bellsouth.net>
Reply-To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Stepped sail design .....opinions?
Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2007 17:15:44 -0500
>So Joe Perkel and I have been having a thorough discussion.....which I've
>enjoyed the exchange.
>
>I have some questions about the image that is attached. (Sorry....hated to
>kill the bandwidth, but didn't know how to le the image be accessible.)
>
>Does the image have a chance to be successful?
>
>Will the angled mounting of the dome hatches cause any structural weakness
>(other than the acrylic dome itself)?
>
>I know anyone who answers is doing so with the best intentions. I know that
>only real life testing is the only way to know for sure.
>
>My design is only for a depth of 250 ft max.
>
>Also understand.....the drawing is a preliminary......just drawn up to
>discuss the possible flaws of the idea.
>
>James Long
>Owner/Designer
>Lil Brother LLC (Instrument Division)
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