tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334230772332433270.post6383384025769016475..comments2024-02-27T11:15:46.473-06:00Comments on Quidnon: LOA = LODDmitry Orlovhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00381674543530177679noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334230772332433270.post-30096535113821107302015-01-21T08:35:25.268-06:002015-01-21T08:35:25.268-06:00I've used fir 2x4's for this purpose on Ho...I've used fir 2x4's for this purpose on Hogfish, and they held up fine. On QUIDNON I am thinking of using 3x6's or 2x4's fiberglassed over.Dmitry Orlovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00381674543530177679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334230772332433270.post-14122617257827703192015-01-21T07:18:53.838-06:002015-01-21T07:18:53.838-06:00Nice. Now you are taking design cues from Sereni...Nice. Now you are taking design cues from Serenity (shuttles on both sides of the ship). The sticks retract nicely into the hull. Any thought to having ones that swing? The only reason I was thinking about this was that it might be able to build ones that are triangular in cross section, that are structurally better than sticks.<br /><br />Didn't know what sort of load and length you were designing for (that's an easy table lookup). The sticks, if parallel, might bear a good deal of load, and so those "sticks" would have to be pretty hefty. Are you thinking along the lines of a wooden 2x4s, or something in metal?<br /><br />Hmmm... sticks could be a bit wider, and become planks. You aren't thinking of making people "walk the plank" on a regular basis, are you? Or for boarding other vessels? :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com