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10-15-2009 02:34 PM
They make a difference ,one driver and crew gets very dead and one Kisses the Boat after a flip, your choice.
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10-15-2009 02:56 PM
exactly. The roll bars are there for some extra protection in the event of a roll over. The structure of the canopy is Carbon Fiber, and extremely durable in a roll over situation, but the added strength of the roll bar never hurts. We also use Kevlar in the top of the canopy and hatches to further protect from a prop strike if another boat was to go over the top of you.
The roll bars themselves are made from aluminum in this case, we have also made them out of Carbon Fiber in the past.
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10-15-2009 06:00 PM
Thanks animalhouse for the cool thread. I am enjoying watching it.
Just curious, has OL looked at using chrome moly tubing for the roll cage instead of alum?
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10-15-2009 07:53 PMThanks, love this thread.
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10-15-2009 08:15 PMAnimalhouse ,,,,,what engines did u say u gonna put in ????
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10-15-2009 09:02 PM
That big piece of carbon in the vacuum bag is a solid sheet of lamination we made, tomorrow it will be cut into bulkheads, Joe is checking on the progress, better get back to work.
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10-15-2009 09:26 PM
The roll bars will be completely glassed into the canopy. They will also be glassed into the hull once the hull and deck are joined.
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10-15-2009 09:30 PM
Great thread! Can't wait to see the boat in KW
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10-16-2009 06:28 PM
Glassing in the roll bars and installing bulkheads
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10-16-2009 06:29 PM
more bulkheads and a new fuel cell
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10-16-2009 07:49 PMI wonder why u guys and others use the bladder tanks,,,,is aluminum not better ????
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10-17-2009 01:03 AM
I havent looked at a score rule book in years, but as it was...all cars had bladdered fuel cells and the bladders had a 5 year lifespan. same with seat belts. Dates were checked at tech. properly built it is no problem changing a bladder in a can.
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