Stanchion sockets Archives

Finishing the Stanchion Sockets: Load Paths, Peel Ply, and the Vacuum Bagging Process

Finishing the Stanchion Sockets: Load Paths, Peel Ply, and the Vacuum Bagging Process The last of the starboard side stanchion sockets went in during a genuinely hot stretch — air temperature around 32°C, laminating inside the hull with a portable air conditioner running flat out just to make the space workable. Not the most comfortable […]

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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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