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Widening Structural Doorways Beside a Chainplate — and a Watertight Forward Hatch

Widening Structural Doorways Beside a Chainplate — and a Watertight Forward Hatch Two genuinely different projects came together this week: a new watertight hatch for the bow, and a structural modification most people shouldn’t attempt without a proper engineering background — widening doorways immediately next to a chainplate-bearing bulkhead. A Watertight Forward Hatch, Built Like […]

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Building Carbon Stanchion Sockets

Building Carbon Stanchion Sockets Stanchion sockets aren’t the kind of thing anyone gets excited about — until you’ve spent years kicking your toes on stainless steel bases bolted proud of the deck, catching lines on them, watching them collect salt and grime in every corner. The fix on Paikea was to move away from that

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Stanchion Socket Installation Details & The Material Science Behind Pultruded Spigots

Stanchion Socket Installation Details & The Material Science Behind Pultruded Spigots A few questions came in after the first stanchion socket video that deserved proper answers rather than a quick comment reply — how the drains actually perform in practice, whether the stanchions need mechanical securing, and the material science behind why a pultruded

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Hand Lamination vs. Vacuum Infusion: Does It Actually Matter?

Hand Lamination vs. Vacuum Infusion: Does It Actually Matter? A question that comes up often enough to deserve a proper answer: would the structural outcome of a composite part actually change if it was hand laminated instead of vacuum bagged or infused? The honest answer depends entirely on whether the part has a core or

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Daggerboard Crash Box: Building a Watertight Safety Compartment

Daggerboard Crash Box: Building a Watertight Safety Compartment Why We’re Building a Crash Box With the floors already out and the boat this far stripped down, adding a crash box behind the daggerboard case made sense. It’s a genuine safety upgrade — secondary flood protection in case the daggerboard case is breached. The concept is

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Daggerboard Load Paths: Why Bulkhead Position Matters More Than Size

Daggerboard Load Paths: Why Bulkhead Position Matters More Than Size Two genuinely different problems came up working around Paikea’s daggerboard case this week: how to support a floor over geometry you can’t physically reach to laminate, and why a bulkhead’s position matters more than how much material is in it. The Problem: A Floor With

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