As a sailboarder, I saw the transition years ago from fiberglass masts, fins and cloth used to build boards, aluminum booms...and then the transition to carbon fiber masts, booms, fins, and cloth for board building.
This switch of materials made the equipment stronger and much lighter.
My question is, would it be possible to build the conversions out of carbon fiber materials, ie carbon fiber framing members, skin...?
Carbon fiber is being used in many industries today. Sailboat masts, knee braces, golf club shafts...to mention a few.
This would lighten the weight of the conversion significantly, thereby making it accelerate quicker, faster to stop, better gas mileage and able to carry greater loads...
Anyone work in this industry and can comment?
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