Polyester 2K primers/hi build are fine to sand - the key is in the timing. To savea lot of work start cutting preferably wet as soon as the paint...
PAR mentions a good technique if trying to match. For small repairs even Blutack can be used to get an area to match closely the surrounding...
I'd almost put money on her being a Montagu 27' whaler. These were Royal Navy training boats for many years, and sometimes powered too. I even...
One thing worth doing is to make laminate 'samples' ie same as build when doing the build. These can serve as accurate pieces for testing ie same...
Bit unusual to do the testing AFTER the hull has been built... unless to confirm the values of an FEA study with reality. More normal to test...
Personally I would say most Hunters are up to the job they were designed for. Just scrape off the osmosis and re gel it but get it DRY first. IMHO...
One other thing to remember is the colour of the epoxy. Most of the laminating resins are clear(ish) or near clear but the hardeners vary a lot,...
Good point Barry. Personally I'd use rolled s/t 316 A4 although 304 A2 is OK for a freshwater boat. At least they won't corrode away inside the...
Outstanding Vendee generally and fewer retirements than four years ago. Congratulations to Armel and Alex, incredible times. If the wind had given...
Not sure what your alloy is?, but concur with AdHoc on the alloy, although 6082 T6 preferably is pretty good amongst the 6000 series alloys. You...
I'd second PAR's wise advice especially on temperature of the substrate. Also often worth a pass with hair dryer/paint stripper gun/Propane torch...
I often use Polyester to repair Polyster hulls. Never had a real problem except with Coremat with EPS core and even that I got round with...
I'm not that familiar with Freeship, but if you get an option on the 'type' of DXF file for export you should try setting it to an older type ie...
Not forgetting the 'walking wounded' - Alex Thompson on Hugo Boss. Collision with UFO and most of a foil lost.....
My earlier suspicions confirmed as Josse (Edmond de Rothschild) retires with a badly damaged foil/housing. This one is the foil not the keel....at...
Not sure about Josse either at -3kn backwards (well westwards) on the tracker. Maybe he has got more serious problems with that foil box than at...
Serious problems for Kito de Pavant. The French Frigate is heading his way, approx 10 hours to get to him. Lets hope he stays afloat long enough....
Two more with UFO trouble...
First mast actually broken on Spirit of Yukoh. Interesting to see what Kojiro thinks of climbing to the top a couple of days ago.... great video...
Yup, JP did get an Ice Exclusion Zone Penalty. In this edition of the race the rules are to exit at the same point (of entry) or further West.......