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My hull bottom is 10 layers of 850g -13 layers at overlaps. Infused with polylite 33282 at 1.5% butanox m50. Didn’t get to hot but we keep some...
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Thanks ! Yes so far we are very happy. The boat is exceptionally dry and the ride is soft - we haven’t tested in a big following sea yet, but...
Last bit of finishing off still to do- but we almost there! Thanks for the inputs !
Finally got the boat on the water. Still got plenty work to do - we did limited testing but so far so good. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
First hull out of the mold. We have a few issues with print through so will be altering the skin layer for hull 2 and the deck.
24.5 foot boat. It will be a production boat. So some will live on trailers and others will live on a mooring so will be in water for extended...
[ATTACH] Hi Ondarvr, I am looking to infuse epoxy over gelcoat for my hull. What Duratec product would you recommend. I can get Duratec products...
Update: We got the mold framed and on a rotisserie. Painted mold with pool coat . We had issues with dust and fine grit so we put some masking...
Hi, Thanks - The intention is to build a high quality product- surface quality takes priority over resin cost. And I am committed to infusion.As...
Thank you! I will talk to supplier about a suitable resin for skin coat. Are you suggesting that I focus on the skin coat cure(resin type and...
Hi Ondarvr, What would you recommend in terms of a print blocker. I am looking for an excellent finish- Advice here is to avoid a barrier coat due...
Update on the project. We applied 8 coats of wax and then a “mist coat “ of PVA as per Tunnels instructions. Mold released nicely and it looks...
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Plug sanded and buffed. 220-320-400-600-800-1000-1200-1500-2000 and the then buffed with a cutting compound. Busy applying 7 coats of wax.
Interestingly the local Duratec distributor supplies clear Duratec top coat and a pigment of your choice which is added between 3 and 5 percent....
We sprayed the Duratec topcoat yesterday. A bit of orange peel to flat out but otherwise it went ok. For a release we planning on 7 coats of Ram...
Trailer design, shear line template and strongback.
Getting on with the deck plug. Used 2 x4 inch steel tube doubled up for strongback and then used 22mm mdf for formers and skins with a few...