Thanks guys Yeh just as i thought i would go nutz. i will get a pressure pot. how much gelcoat can you mix up and have it in the pot? surly it...
Hay guys So im about to build my mold for a 18ft RIB. but im a bit concerned about the tooling gel. in the past I use a gravity feed spray gun...
What Resin were you using to infuse your molds? what gelcoat? I hate print through, but i do enjoy troble shooting its problems. what was your lay...
I too have had trouble in the past with spraying. I could not get the PVA to atomize nicely. it seamed to spray in droplets rather than a even...
Jim. Wow she certainly look great when its all done! I bet your pleased. Again it seamed to be this love hate relationship we have with boats! I...
Thanks for the responses guys. I new deep down MDF is best but heard some one mention ply wood and got me thinking. Jim: I have been following...
Hello I am about to dive head first in to the construction of some plugs and tooling for a 5.5m powerboat the old fashioned way(without CNC:)...
wow has anyone seen this. looks bad news! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPoAOXf8RIo&feature=rec-HM-rn
Jim Thanks for reply: I guess im just woundering what is working for people and weather its worth me doing some testing with the tooling resins....
Hey guys A question for all the mold builders out there. I am about to embark on a project to make some molds for a 18ft run about. In the past...
Has anyone seen this? http://23e.epicboats.com/ That claim a whole week end riding with 75L diesel and a charge over night!
A question for all production boat builders. Why do all small production Trailer boats use gellcoat finish? Is gellcoat more UV stable than...
also last night NationalRSSEmailPrint Five coastguard crew rescued after boat hits rocks 12:11PM Wednesday Mar 04, 2009 Five members of a...
Thats a great site Rick This may be a silly question but how do you read the out put on the graph? how dose one tell if porposing is going to...
Hay guy Just after some advise on teak wax. I previously owned a boat witch had teak combings on it and when the boat was purchased the yard...
Hay guys i'm working on a RIB(5.5m) mainly for New Zealand and Australia, but want to build I to a standard that will let it be exported to...
Sorry ne experance to date but this is interesting. http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=bHeKgs058Lc Nick:)
I have seen this issue before with the leg mounted too low. i had a small experimental boat and we tried a long shaft outboard on it. the boat did...
Thanks Rick As you have said. the forces are presumed to act through the 25% cord. But our foil is very sensitive to the forces (especially the...
Hay guys I are currently working on a hydrofoil design/ research program to develop some different foil configurations for powered craft. one...