Placement of Reinforcement Beams
NOTICE! For
engine bed construction, refer to Engine
Foundation page 84.
Materials
The core material has a hardness of at least 60
kg/m
3
(3.8 lb/ft
3
) (aka 60H).
Location
Thwartships reinforcement beams against the stern
must be 120 mm (4.7") wide. Adapt the height of the
beams such that no edge occurs at the joint with the
reinforcement ring.
Allow the center stern beam run along the ring center
line. The beams must slope up 45° to the stern.
A
120 mm (4.7")
B 45°
IMPORTANT!
The beams must be sufficiently long to make contact
with both rings and the inside of the hull.
Spackle the joins around the beams to facilitate lami-
nation. Use a spackle mixture with a high fiber glass
content.
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