This is a bit of a "late hit", but I've seen "dry glass" in large yacht construction when using the infusion process. As the vacuum pulls the resin through the reinforcements, is a spot is missed you have "dry glass" and have to go back and do some very futsy repair work. Frankly, I'd rather build a boat from "dry grass". See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reed_boat
I thought the kid in the picture had his hand on the invisible "dry glass" boat which would be really cool in a pond or lake as it would look like you could sit on water.
When I was a kid, together with friends we went up the river as far as we got tired, then made a raft from reed, some 3x3 to 5x5 meters wide and went down the river back home. Often we took our bicycles with us and made a fireplace on the raft. Took all day. We didnt use anything else, just the reed itself.
13 Comments
6 years ago
if you study the last photo carefully you can see the little boy is actually holding the "dry glass" boat up therefore it cant even float!
10 years ago on Introduction
This is a bit of a "late hit", but I've seen "dry glass" in large yacht construction when using the infusion process. As the vacuum pulls the resin through the reinforcements, is a spot is missed you have "dry glass" and have to go back and do some very futsy repair work. Frankly, I'd rather build a boat from "dry grass".
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reed_boat
Reply 7 years ago on Introduction
Yes. Please change it to grass.
7 years ago on Introduction
AHHHHHH, thats not cute at all! Thanks for sharing your boat building! Very nice!
10 years ago on Step 3
LOL...
12 years ago on Introduction
I thought the kid in the picture had his hand on the invisible "dry glass" boat which would be really cool in a pond or lake as it would look like you could sit on water.
12 years ago on Introduction
I believe the title should say grass.
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
lol yah, I came in here cause I wanted to know what dry glass was =P
Thought it was some sorta fancy fiberglass or something.
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
me 2
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
This might be a very brilliant idea at intentional mis-spelling. I wonder if someone works in advertising ... :P
I too had to know what dry glass was...
12 years ago on Introduction
Glass = very bad bathtub toy. The boat looks like it might be fun to sail on a pond, though.
12 years ago on Introduction
When I was a kid, together with friends we went up the river as far as we got tired, then made a raft from reed, some 3x3 to 5x5 meters wide and went down the river back home. Often we took our bicycles with us and made a fireplace on the raft. Took all day. We didnt use anything else, just the reed itself.
12 years ago on Introduction
I like the lego Huck Finn :-) And good on you, Mom, for putting this up!