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Can you tell me who/where they are? Even if they have plenty of molds, they might be interested in a different type/design that they may not already have, never hurts to ask.

I have a very nice mold for a 17 foot planing dinghy that I have been trying to sell (cheap). No takers so far and I really want to free up space in my shop. Can anyone recommend a Boat Building School or similar Educational Program that would benefit from the donation of a mold they could use...

I'm still checking my back-ups for the pictures I had. As I mentioned before, it is stored indoors but there is a bunch of equipment in the way of taking new pics. I'll do my best to get pics up. If you are interested, please make an offer.

I have the hull and CB structure Molds for the International 505, 17ft planing dinghy. This design was by Pegasus Racing, 3 hulls were pulled from this mold that I am aware of. Two boats were for recreational use and one hull for racing was made of carbon and was officially measured. The mold...

Many boats were designed with multiple sail/rig plans. Some had the original rig changed and will have drawings done by the original N.A. or another hired architect, but regardless of whom it should be professionally designed. Look out for half-asses P.O. modifications to Rigs, can be...

Thanks very much! Excellent suggestion...

I'm interested in making some parts using CNC filament winding, mostly utility kinds of things that aren't subject to the heaviest loads like vertical supports for hard-tops (lightweight ones, lol). Eventually I'd like to be able to make spinnaker poles, life-line stanchions, etc; those of...

Thanks, this a great resource...

The Arrow 1280S kit price is 90K USD with container shipping from South Africa. I have a quote from my Schionning for this but I also have a friend who has already purchased and begun construction of his kit on the east coast. I have broken down the contents of the kit in terms of total kilos...

Ummmm..... so I'm not going to get involved in the above posted.... er.... discussion; but I do want to clarify a few things. First off, I was a little confused. The Spindrift 37, Spindrift 40 (also called the Crowther 40), and Design 226A which is 42 ft, are three different designs. I was...

Thanks for your recommendations... I have actually looked at designs by almost all of those designers. I'm actually most interested in the Schionning Arrow 1280S but I also like Tony Grainger's Raku Cats, but its about 10K USD just for the plans on either of those designs. I realize that Lock...

If I were buying a second hand set of plans from someone I wouldn't be paying the designer his due and that wouldn't be right. That's why I was hoping Lock had set up an estate or his family was managing his intellectual property... I wouldn't want the plans if I didn't think I was obtaining...

Does anyone know who owns and administers Crowther's designs? Did he establish an Estate or have family managing his IP? Is it possible to still purchase a license/plans to build the Spindrift 37, 40 or the Crowther 40/226A?

Thanks everyone for you respones and suggestions. It pretty much confirms what I have learned so far, working with honeycomb is much different and presents special challenges vs. perforated foam cores. My 4 x 8 CNC router kit should be delivered by mid July (the electronics, controls, and...

Is there a method for vac infusion/wet lay-up bagging to laminate both sides of a Nomex Honeycomb panel with a thin layer of fiberglass/carbon? I ask because I have only seen the process done with pre-preg. I am assuming that if you tried to make a panel by vac-inufsion or vac-bagging a wet...

I watched some videos on honeycomb layups. You are right, infusion is not used and there are multiple steps involved. To avoid resin filling the cells the first laminate is in infused in the mold, after curing the outside laminate layer is rolled with epoxy and the honeycomb is laid on and vac...

I can get some 1/2" nome honey comb for about $150 per sheet (4x8). I may need 5 sheets if I include creating the foredeck, transom, and seat tanks. I've never infused nome honeycomb and wondering if that is too thick and/or beyond my capability.

I understand you want to avoid additional complication, but you already seem willing to use two pumps so that in and of itself is added complication. While serial infusion requires several more resin paths with the associated spiral tube, valves, entry pucks, etc.... overall it still simplifies...