1 - AS 1799.4-1985 SMALL PLEASURE BOATS CODE - REINFORCED PLASTICS CONSTRUCTION
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - SECTION 1. SCOPE AND GENERAL
6 - 1.1 SCOPE.
6 - 1.2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS.
6 - 1.3 DEFINITIONS.
6 - 1.3.1 Accelerator
6 - 1.3.2 Additive
6 - 1.3.3 Binder
6 - 1.3.4 Catalyst
6 - 1.3.5 Chopped strand mat
6 - 1.3.6 Curing
6 - 1.3.7 Curing time
7 - 1.3.8 Deck
7 - 1.3.9 Exothermic heat
7 - 1.3.10 Fire retardant additive
7 - 1.3.11 Flowcoat
7 - 1.3.12 Gelcoat
7 - 1.3.13 Geltime
7 - 1.3.14 Glass fibre
7 - 1.3.15 Hull.
7 - 1.3.16 Laminate
7 - 1.3.17 Pigment
7 - 1.3.18 Laminating resin
7 - 1.3.19 Resin putty
7 - 1.3.20 Roving
7 - 1.3.21 Unidirectional roving
7 - 1.3.22 Woven rovings
7 - 1.3.23 Sandwich construction
7 - 1.3.24 Spray moulding
7 - 1.3.25 Thixotropic additive
8 - SECTION 2. MATERIALS AND LAMINATING TECHNIQUES
8 - 2.1 LAMINATE TEST REQUIREMENTS.
8 - 2.1.1 Glass content.
8 - 2.1.2 Tensile.
8 - 2.1.3 Bending.
8 - 2.2 EQUIVALENTS.
8 - 2.3 LAMINATE MATERIALS.
8 - 2.3.1 Gelcoat.
8 - 2.3.2 Polyester laminating resin.
8 - 2.3.3 Flowcoat.
8 - 2.4 REINFORCING MATERIALS.
8 - 2.4.1 Glass.
8 - 2.4.2 Surface tissue.
8 - 2.5 ADDITIVE MATERIALS FOR POLYESTER RESINS.
8 - 2.5.1 Fillers.
8 - 2.5.2 Pigment pastes.
8 - 2.6 APPLICATION OF RESIN.
8 - 2.6.1 General.
9 - 2.6.2 Gelcoat.
9 - 2.6.3 Reinforcement.
9 - 2.6.4 Laminating by hand.
9 - 2.6.5 Laminating by spray moulding.
10 - SECTION 3. REQUIREMENTS FOR MASS OF SINGLE SKIN REINFORCEMENT
10 - 3.1 LAMINATE REINFORCEMENT CORRECTION FACTORS.
10 - 3.1.1 General.
10 - 3.1.2 Materials.
10 - 3.1.3 Aspect ratio.
10 - 3.1.4 Laminate curvature.
10 - 3.1.5 Width of frame.
10 - 3.2 KEEL.
10 - 3.2.1 General.
10 - 3.2.2 Flat keel.
11 - 3.2.3 Fin, skeg and external keels.
11 - 3.3 BOTTOM LAMINATE.
11 - 3.3.1 General.
11 - 3.3.2 Mass of reinforcement.
11 - 3.4 SIDE LAMINATE.
11 - 3.5 HARD CHINE AND PLANING STRAKE.
11 - 3.5.1 Mass of reinforcement.
11 - 3.5.2 Overlap of reinforcement.
11 - 3.6 STEM.
11 - 3.6.1 Mass of reinforcement.
11 - 3.6.2 Overlap of reinforcement.
11 - 3.7 TRANSOM.
11 - 3.7.1 Transom intended to carry no motor or to carry outboards or stern drives of less than 20 kW
11 - 3.7.2 Transom intended to carry outboard or stern drive motor of 20 kW or more.
12 - 3.7.3 Transom boundary.
12 - 3.8 BULKHEADS.
12 - 3.9 DECK.
12 - 3.9.1 General.
12 - 3.9.2 Mass of reinforcement.
12 - 3.9.3 Deck boundary.
12 - 3.10 DECKHOUSES AND CABINS.
12 - 3.10.1 General.
13 - 3.10.2 Mass of reinforcement.
13 - 3.11 CENTREBOARD TRUNKS.
13 - 3.12 COMPENSATION FOR DISCONTINUITIES, OPENINGS AND FITTINGS.
13 - 3.12.1 Openings.
13 - 3.12.2 Discontinuities.
13 - 3.12.3 Fittings.
14 - SECTION 4. STRUCTURAL MEMBERS AND FRAMING
14 - 4.1 FRAMING AND STIFFENING MEMBERS.
14 - 4.1.1 Hull rigidity.
14 - 4.1.2 Transverse framing.
14 - 4.1.3 Longitudinal framing.
15 - 4.1.4 Transom stiffeners.
15 - 4.1.5 Bulkhead stiffeners.
15 - 4.1.6 Transverse and longitudinal deck beams.
15 - 4.1.7 Deckhouse.
15 - 4.1.8 Pillars.
15 - 4.2 MATTING-IN CONNECTIONS OF STRUCTURAL MEMBERS.
15 - 4.2.1 General.
16 - 4.2.2 Load-bearing members.
16 - 4.2.3 Non-load-bearing members.
16 - 4.2.4 Deck to hull connections.
16 - 4.2.5 Plywood bulkheads.
16 - 4.3 INBOARD ENGINE SEATING.
16 - 4.3.1 General.
16 - 4.3.2 Engine seatings.
16 - 4.3.3 Bolts.
16 - 4.3.4 Mass of matting-in.
30 - SECTION 5. SANDWICH CONSTRUCTION
30 - 5.1 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.
30 - 5.2 OUTER LAMINATE.
30 - 5.2.1 Vessels of length 10 m or greater.
30 - 5.2.2 Vessels under 10 m.
30 - 5.3 CORE MATERIAL.
30 - 5.4 INNER LAMINATE.
30 - 5.5 CALCULATION OF LAMINATE MASS PER UNIT AREA.
32 - APPENDIX A - STIFFENING MEMBERS
32 - A1 GENERAL.
32 - A2 BRACKET STIFFENERS.
34 - APPENDIX B - DETERMINATION OF PRESSURE ON THE HULL
36 - APPENDIX C - CONDITIONS FOR LAMINATING
36 - C1 EQUIPMENT AND ITS ARRANGEMENT.
36 - C2 LAMINATING AND CURINGAREAS.
36 - C3 STORAGE AREAS.
37 - APPENDIX D - SYMBOLS AND UNITS