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Old 01-27-2014, 06:17 AM   #49
RickB
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Originally Posted by FF View Post
The number the USCG uses doesnt matter , what does matter is FLEXING..
Then why keep posting that number as if it is one of boatbuilding's ten commandments?

Any little boat can be built stiff enough to be cantilevered off its rudder post and not bend but there is little point in doing that. Like airplane wings, a little flexing keeps other things from breaking in a bad way ... the objective is to keep the flexing within the material limits.
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