an2reir: 32 ft Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter Interior Design Andrei Rochian

32 ft Lyle Hess Design Pilot Cutter. Built by Andrei Rochian in Bucharest Romania West System Epoxy Resin imported from USA was employed throughout the building. Oak and ash framing; white spruce and larix strip planking; mahogany cold moulding of hull; teak deck; Douglas fir laminated deck beams; okoume waterproof marine plywood for deck. The wood was carefully selected from mills in the mountain Timber was selected knot free and radial cut; stored and left to dry until appropriate 12 % humidity We crafted the Keel and stem in laminated oak; Framing laminated in White ash, The strip planking&cold-molding wood&epoxy resin building method : 20mmx20mm strips of wood are bonded together over a positive mold on longitudinal direction, then 3 layers of 2-3mm veneer are laminated on top at complementary directions; using highly resistant and highly adhesive epoxy resins. making a 30 mm thick multilayered shell much stronger than the mass produced fiberglass boat . Strips were fastened together by bronze barbed nails imported from USA; then bonded by West System Epoxy. Frames were fastened together and to floors by siliconic bronze bolts imported frm USA. Once the epoxy hardened & hull finished with clear-coat finish/or marine best quality polyurethane paint protecting the epoxy from exposure to elements; provides a tough; leak free; low cost maintenance hull impervious to humidity variations; hull that does not shrink when vessel stored on ground for long periods. Strip planking&cold molding presents extra advantages over other construction methods: an excellent strength-to-weight ratio high rigidity. Wood epoxy built boats are keeping better their value and maintain their watertight-integrity for many years. Ballast Keel is lead; fastened by custom fabricated siliconic bronze bolts.

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