"turtle deck from wood will weigh about 7 lbs, my question is, how does this compare weight wise to a composite structure?"
I weighed mine last night and it came out to 10 lbs. Mine is larger than most as I am 6'5" and have included head room on top of that. It is 37" W x 20" T and tapers to 13" W x 8" T with a total length of 57". I also incorporated half of my roll over structure into the front bow of the TD to avoid making my canopy mechanism do to much work. I incorporated one stiffening rib that runs down the center on the inside that is 1" x 3". I think you will find the main advantage of building the TD from glass is its ability to form compound shapes. My TD wouldn't "look" right if it went straight from the aft edge of my canopy to the tail so there is a slight bow at the top before it straightens out. Stephen Teate Paradise, Texas _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
