We build fully cored hull and decks and use alot of balsa in our secondary parts as well. We like the properties balsa offers and have had no...
The guys over at Airtech are great for all closed molding needs. Theres a set of ceramic scissors that are pretty expensive for cutting kevlar,...
haha I'll have to ask him that itchy - I work for Sunsation boats out of Michigan you can check out our site at www.sunsationboats.com
I haven't heard, nor have I seen otherwise
Absolutely You can email resume's directly to me at adam@sunsationboats.com and you can check out our company at www.sunsationboats.com...
After having used foam cores, balsa, honeycomb in all forms of layup (hand, vacuum bagged wet preg and pre-preg, and vacuum infused) balsa would...
Sunsation Powerboats Algonac, Michigan, USA Seeking experienced Fiberglass Laminators: hand lay up, spray lay up, wet preg vacuum bagging...
Hobieguy - those would be offshore powerboat catamarans i.e. skaters, MTIs, etc not sail catamarans :) buck - i will be sure to send your...
I have been building boats for Sunsation now going on three years. I haven't built any cats since I was at Ocean Express prior to that.
Thanks, I will look into these. Has anyone actually done tests (real world tests) to compare VE infused laminates against epoxy infused (post...
Duratec clear is very nice stuff!
Anyone have a good link / reference that I can compare a vinylester infused laminate with an epoxy and post cured epoxy infused laminate? We...
Gel coats (especially tooling gel coats) are formulated to use at around 70 degrees. So if you have a consistant 60 degree temperature, adjust...
Vectorply offers some very nice quad ax materials. They aren't like the tri-ax of old that were like wetting out carpet, they wet out very well...
Depending on the stringer material you choose to use, you shouldn't have to do any of that. Using a good material (decent density foam, or...
An easier way to do this, and time saving as well, would be to use a product like Space Age Synthetics Thermo-Lite board (available in many...
I agree with JR... if you have sufficient glass thickness, and your panel thickenss is good enough, then the wood in the stringers is basically...
we use composites one for 99% of our fiberglass / lamination materials... i dont know if you can buy factory direct or not to be honest tho...
"when in doubt, grind it out" has always been my motto, your going to be glassing in there anyways, so why not grind a little more, throw in glass...
My understanding of the dimensions is about 30 feet long and maybe 6-7 feet wide? is that correct? I think if you were to wet-preg that and...
