Hi Jorge, so I see you have a lot of fun with vacuum infusion. My compliments! and keep up the good work :)
Price wise no savings in my case, on the contrary, RI adds about 10% on building materials (in comparison with handlayup) but it also depends on...
Correct, and Arjen Korevaar was there too. However, there were some leaks we were not able to resolve so we made some extra spare vacuum ports...
Indeed, I had to make a hole in de bow to fit in the bow pole. More photos are here http://www.fram.nl/workshop/mainhull/album/BowPole/index2.html...
Indeed short of Internet connection. At this moment in the Apple store at Covent Garden Market London :) What went wrong in the bow ? I don't...
Ha Ha it is not for the first time a cat lover switches to a tri after seeing my tri build :p No typo, I prefer the French name as that is what...
Yes and no. The glass overlaps are much more compressed than without vacuum, so you will save on fairing compound. But fairing is a lot of work...
The foam is airtight so the only thing you have to do is to be sure that you make airtight joins between the strips/sheets and don't puncture the...
No plug/mold needed. Have a look at www.fram.nl infusion right on the foam.
Yes, in monohull world. Multihulls are often build in female frames. One of the reasons is that the multihull is much smaller and thus more...
Then read Herman's advice as inside hand laminated, outside either by hand or infused, or am I now too much thinking out of the box.
Single side infusion on a foam hull (mold) Hi Sean, your question triggered me to look in my building log to see how many hours I've spent on...
Sean, I don't recognize your problems. If using airtight foam, then you can make an airtight foam hull. It is as simple as that. You can make life...
I don't come here very often, only so once in a while and scan for some interesting things. Before you know it, following all these forums can...
Staples Hi Catbuilder, so you changed your mind. Good to see you're converted to infusion, but beware, I doubt if this will speed up your...
Some comments on previous posts Airtight foam hull: The first time that I met Herman we discussed my infusion plans. "Just add a 200gm layer...
I forgot to add. As a beginner, make contact with knowledgeable people, guys who really knows what they are talking about and be sure that they...
Infusion as beginner solution. I didn't follow this thread and was redirected to this forum by the link to my website. Regarding the above...
Both have there own pro's and con's. Main difference with infusion is that the chines tend to introduce "trackracing", in other words form a...
some comments When you want to build a 20' boat as a practice for the real stuff for the 45 footer, choose a building method and materials which...
