Construction Methods Committee Report

Barbehenn reports on the committee's work to identify and evaluate new hull materials that could be used in Thistle construction. He discusses criteria for candidate materials including stiffness, durability, and builder impact, and describes testing plans for several specimens including fatigue testing.

This is a summary. The full article text is © the Thistle Class Association — read the original scan via the link above.

• construction
• materials
• hull design
• technical committee