Is Your Hull Too Thin? | Sailing Wisdom

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Is your hull too thin or too thick? What determines the right hull thickness?
In this episode, Herby will explain the way to calculate your minimum hull thickness so that you can compare that to the actual values of your own boat. This will let you know if you are too thin, too thick, or just right!
Herby also discusses the difference between solid fiberglass and cored hulls, and how that plays a role in hull strength as well as weight.

0:00 How thick does your hull need to be?
0:38 Why make a hull thinner?
2:15 The Advantage and Disadvantage of a Thin and Thick Hulls
2:25 Why are Cored Hulls Used?
3:10 Scantling Numbers
4:12 Scantling Number Formula
5:25 Six Sample Boats
8:57 Catalina 30 MkII Scantling Number
9:32 Hans Christian 33 Scantling Number
9:53 Alberg 30 Scantling Number
10:34 First 45 Scantling Number
11:01 Bavaria 44 Scantling Number
11:26 Morgan 45-1 Scantling
12:20 Formula for Basic Hull Thickness
12:55 Example Boats Basic Hull Thickness
14:19 Changes in Hull Thickness
15:50 30 Foot Boat Hull Thicknesses
16:40 45 Foot Boat Hull Thicknesses
17:50 Solid Fiberglass Thickness vs Core Thickness
18:45 Solid Fiberglass vs Cored Hulls
21:21 Example Boats Cored Hull Thickness
23:40 How thick is your own boat?
24:44 Outro

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