Acmc Hey, just came across you thread. I would serious consider the Advanced Composites Manufacturing Centre ACMC - Its part of the university...
guide coat / dye After just reviewing our gelcoat repair procedure, its imparitive to match the sanding system to your gelcoat. i.e. a soft...
Hi, Having an electrical or water system imbedded close to the mould gelcoat surface is a great idea. However we need a failsafe system. What...
good idea but not practical Firstly, I forgot to mention, we also lag the inside of the hull with an ultra light weight, but highly thermo...
as hot as practically possible Hi, Before I get this topic going, this is the basis for dicussion. Current production is based around...
Just wondering who in the industry post cure very large laminates whilst still in the mould? By large, I thinking between 40-100ft structures...
mexicans are a very cheap labour source.
the quickest method of fairing is to use the longest board possible. But that depends on the wavelength of the deviation of ripples and labour....
Hi, You will be pleased to hear, your detailer is talking complete B*******s. Asuumption: repair is hand lamination only. The reason why a...
prevention better than cure I think theres a lesson to be learned with all no slip surfaces. Prevention to durt, grit and grim, in addition to...
infuse the moulding Hi, If you spending 5k on materials, it isnt going to cost not much to infuse the moulding. I'm sure someone across the...
If you were to take a splash off a good section of your non-slip, and form a basic mould from that, you can then lay up a single skin of non slip...
mould release system Hi, We have used chemlease for many years, and the system is a very reliable system provided moulds are maintained, treated...
Im a believer everything is repairable someone the question is at what cost? If that was my baby, I would repair from both sizes (inside and...
Hello, I am trying to get my hands on a copy of the RINA 'Rigid Inflatables' International Conference - 2nd/3rd June 2005. Its too...
Chris, Its rather old technolgy and has been around for a very long time. Weights or presses have been replaced with vacuum. I thought...
If you applying core by hand, I would only recommend using scrim back core (also known as GS or groved/scored core). GS core is similar to that of...
cristex uk limited has recently aquired large quanitities of airex pvc core in a range of different densities and formats. Look them up on the...
core must be primed Prior to bonding, core must be primed before hand with your catalysed resin. Without priming, delamination is greatly...
Sounds great but all boat builders however big and small are constantly searching for the ultimately plug. Stability of a plug is vital for a good...
