by PegLeg » Fri Jun 22, 2007 6:08 pm
Joe
I do hope you can get some lessons in logic, originality and anger management before too much more time passes. I realy do hate seing you wasting your vitrol and venom on me.
Your logic does not follow. When you use my surname in a sentence I can only conclude that you are refering to me and therefore none of my ego is involved.
The lack of originality by using (plagarizing) my exact phrase ("terribly egotistical") is surprising given your profession.
And, from what I have heard your anger management could use some brushing up on.
As to your earlier thesis that the deck beams are not a part of the deck and the inference therefore "anything goes", please consider the following.
Since deck beams are somewhere between the deck and the hull they could belong to either.
If they are not a part of the deck, but are attached to the hull, then do they not become part of the hull? If they are a part of the hull, and the hull must be of fibreglass (Class rule 2.4)
If the deck beams are not made from fibreglass then they can not be part of the hull and therefore must be part of the deck system. And the deck (system?)is limited to wood, formica, fibreglass (with foam or wood core).
If the deck beams are neither deck or hull does it follow that deck stifening materials also fall into limbo? There is no specific definition for beam materials (other than that shown on the drawing sold from the class store - basswood)
With further thought and after reading Rick's response, I can only suggest that Chuck (or other interested party) make a written request to the Class secretary to provide some ruling on the allowable materials for deck beams.
The requestor might also wish to know about the legality of using celluar material (divinyl cores etc), kevlar, polyester or carbon fibre threaded materials to stifen the deck as well as the carbon / foam stuff that started this discussion. NOTE that since none of the above mentioned materials are speciffically allowed, Class rule 1.2 specifically prohibits them.
Me? I don't give a hoot about the answer. But I do believe there may be someone who does and therefore that someone should make the inqiry of Rick for an official ruling on the use of the foam/carbon panels and the other materials mentioned above.
And as for you Joe, you should go straight to the pond, soak your head and relax. I sure would not like to be the last straw that gets you committed to long term care.