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Edge

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About Edge

  • Birthday 06/07/1960

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    Bold Springs, Georgia
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    Engineering trainer and consultant.

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  1. Ego shot from a couple of years ago...Wife thinks it is dumb - what does she know..
  2. Back in my Wellcraft days, ahen the 29/32/35 Scarab Sports were introduced, the 32 had a bad mold mark on the non-skid on the forepeak, port side just aft the anchor locker hatch. The finishers would spend hours on each deck trying to fix it, to get the repair to blend in. We often asked our selves why they just didn't pull the mold into mold maintenance, fix it, and solve the problem forever. "Can't pull the mold off the line, demand is too high..." I suppose now, they have tons of time... This is a classic engineering and manufacturing senario. Seems organizations have the time to fix or repair a problem than to to just get it right the first time. Management problem - very short sighted (like bankers)...
  3. See National Liquidators - http://yachtauctions.com/
  4. Actually, there are several NDI technologies that will detect voids and delaminations. These methods (technoloiges) include: ultrasonic, Phased Array (PE), Scanning Acoustic Microscopy (SAM), Thermography, and good old fashioned xrays. I'm not sure about the cost effectivity in the marine world. Not all flaws need to be repaired or found. The thread on the "other forum" is actually quite tame compared to similar there.. In non destructive testing Nothing will find air between skin coat and gelcoat. You have to tap the whole boat with a putty knife to find. Most owners of boats dont want someone tapping their whole boat with a hard piece of metal. A moisture meter will only find the void if water is in it.
  5. Have life raft, epirb and plenty of bottled water every trip. Feels more secure off shore with safety equipment.
  6. wiley

    Welcome to the ReelBoating Forum Edge

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