[MHml] Fusions

[Diane Selkirk]

Rob Hepler wrote:
> ah, but you would.  and each bid would have a contingency built into  
> it for 500 or 1000 or 2000 lbs or kilos overweight.
> OR... you would pay for them to set up a resin infusion rig
>
> TANSTAAFL ... especially in contracting or boatbuilding (and we're  
> talking BOTH here, crimoney!!)
>
> -Rob
>   
Rob is right - I know of a commercial vessel that had a penalty of $10,000 for each knot of speed it was under contract speed (16 knots).

The boat as delivered could only make 12 knots, but the cost in bigger engines to making the contract speed was well over the $40,000 penalty cheque they presented with the keys...

And resin infusion certainly isn't a guarantee by itself of light weight; just that all the nooks and crannies is filled with resin!

Evan