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Making Composite Stanchion Sockets: An Engineering Approach to Safety & Aesthetics

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Key Message: A successful upgrade to a critical safety system requires understanding not just how to build it, but why you choose specific […]

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Carbon Fiber vs. Aluminum Beam: A Catamaran Structural Upgrade

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Topic:  We replaced our Catamaran 42’s original aluminum front beam with a custom carbon fiber beam and longeron. This wasn’t

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The Vacuum Bag Reveal: Assessing Our Carbon Fiber Beam Laminate

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Key Message: The de-bagging process confirmed a successful vacuum bag: our complex carbon fiber beam-to-hull joint emerged perfectly consolidated into

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