RS400 proposed changes

strangely the  Dark Overlord of Hythe seems to be writing in binary on the STW forum - very odd

Edited by r2d2 - 09 Nov 12 at 10:34am

I dunno... some frustrated newbie venting; a colourful riposte from the former class communications officer; Holman admiring Mrs Hopkins's 'jibs'; Cockerill in a clinker and to top it off, Katy Price's wizards cuff getting a dutiful mention.  

Edited by pondmonkey - 09 Nov 12 at 10:21am

This depressing thread makes the 59er look like the greatest boat not to happen in the UK

As i probably helmed this thread off track and towards what names people are given by their wives, maybe i can steer it back on track. 

Originally posted by 2547 No engineer would use nylon in that way for all the above reasons ...  When he says bulkhead do we assume sleeve? When he says inertia do you think he means point loading? The whole episode sounds a right dogs breakfast.

Thats a load of balls to be honest. Yes nylon absorbs water but depending on the type, only 0.5-2$ by weight and generally speaking this only leads to a change in size of about 0.7%. All this is partially counteracted by the fact that the nylon loses the water it absorbs as quick as it gains it therefore although it may absorb a miniscule amount of water from the air and even when you are sailing (maybe 1-3 hours a week) as soon as its in a lower humidity environment it will quickly return to normal.

Nylon has been used in many classes over the years due to its low cost and easy machining capabilities.

I personally wouldnt even blink an eyelid at using nylon for most applications on dinghies, especially if the coponents are designed properly to take into account the application it will be used for.

If and its a big if, nylon causes you problems then a change to another engineering plastic such as acetal (delrin) would be a slightly less cost effective solution that would perform just as well.



Dan

Sources .....im an engineer that deals with many plastics from day to day in medical applications.