Survey of yachts and related equipment made of plastics and shown at International Boat Show in London in 1969; exhibition was notable for number of top yacht designers now utilizing glass fiber reinforced polyester as materials in its own right with its own built-in design possibilities; experimental alloy mast which, for extra stiffening, had been sheathed in carbon fiber reinforced resin; other metal mast filled with foam; hovercraft, designed to carry 60 passengers at 35 knots, is equipped with polyester glass side walls; vacuum formed vessels in ABS and polyethylene, and many other boats. (20030)


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    Title :

    British plastics looks at boat show


    Additional title:

    Brit Plast


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1969


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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