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by Gabriel Le Duc
29 Jan 2026, 13:38
Forum: Class Rules
Topic: The size of a vang/kicking strap ... discussion
Replies: 71
Views: 19857

Re: The size of a vang/kicking strap ... discussion

I think I'm starting to understand some aspects and definitions better; I'll adapt to whatever is decided.

Initially, I joined the discussion because, while talking with some French colleagues, some said that my mast-mounted fitting wasn't legal, and I didn't understand why. I only have one 3D ...
by Gabriel Le Duc
22 Jan 2026, 14:55
Forum: Class Rules
Topic: The size of a vang/kicking strap ... discussion
Replies: 71
Views: 19857

Re: The size of a vang/kicking strap ... discussion

I honestly find the 20mm dimensions very limiting regarding the fitting that attaches to the mast. I developed my own designs for 3D printing; I'm not looking to increase the surface area of ​​this part, which is largely enclosed within the cockpit and provides absolutely no extra propulsion, either ...
by Gabriel Le Duc
20 Jan 2026, 16:18
Forum: Class Rules
Topic: The size of a vang/kicking strap ... discussion
Replies: 71
Views: 19857

Re: The size of a vang/kicking strap ... discussion

Hello everyone, in my humble opinion as a boat designer, limiting the vang area on modern boats no longer makes much sense. Most of us have a cockpit that's recessed into the deck, and we try to lower the rigging's center of gravity as much as possible. Therefore, the surface area projected outside ...
by Gabriel Le Duc
09 Dec 2020, 21:12
Forum: General IOM
Topic: HULL MATERIALS....3D Printing. Croatian Motion.
Replies: 106
Views: 4653457

Re: HULL MATERIALS....3D Printing. Croatian Motion.

Hello everyone,

I would like to make a comment about the LW-PLA (Light weight PLA) that Art Prufer has talked about and that I think Torsten has also named and uses in other larger RC boats.

To my understanding it is a PLA that foams transforming into a rigid foam allowing for equal weight to have ...
by Gabriel Le Duc
22 Nov 2020, 20:15
Forum: General IOM
Topic: HULL MATERIALS....3D Printing. Croatian Motion.
Replies: 106
Views: 4653457

Re: HULL MATERIALS....3D Printing. Croatian Motion.

Now in Google English

Hello everyone, sorry to write in Spanish but it is the language of the country where I was born and grew up (Argentina) and therefore the easiest for me.

In my humble opinion, and taking into account what I have been able to prove at the moment, it is not interesting to use ...
by Gabriel Le Duc
22 Nov 2020, 20:13
Forum: General IOM
Topic: HULL MATERIALS....3D Printing. Croatian Motion.
Replies: 106
Views: 4653457

Re: HULL MATERIALS....3D Printing. Croatian Motion.

Hola a todos, perdon que escriba en Castellano pero es la lengua del pais donde naci y creci (Argentina) y por lo tanto la mas facil para mi.

En mi humilde opinión, y teniendo en cuenta lo que he podido probar por el momento, no es interesante utilizar PLA Carbono por ejemplo, de hecho no aporta ...