an2reir: 32 ft Lyle Hess Design Pilot Cutter. Built by Andrei Rochian in Bucharest R

32 ft Lyle Hess Design Pilot Cutter. Built by Andrei Rochian in Bucharest Romania West System Epoxy Resin imported from USA was employed throughout the building. Oak and ash framing; white spruce and larix strip planking; mahogany cold moulding of hull; teak deck; Douglas fir laminated deck beams; okoume waterproof marine plywood for deck. The wood was carefully selected from mills in the mountain Timber was selected knot free and radial cut; stored and left to dry until appropriate 12 % humidity We crafted the Keel and stem in laminated oak; Framing laminated in White ash, The strip planking&cold-molding wood&epoxy resin building method : 20mmx20mm strips of wood are bonded together over a positive mold on longitudinal direction, then 3 layers of 2-3mm veneer are laminated on top at complementary directions; using highly resistant and highly adhesive epoxy resins. making a 30 mm thick multilayered shell much stronger than the mass produced fiberglass boat . Strips were fastened together by bronze barbed nails imported from USA; then bonded by West System Epoxy. Frames were fastened together and to floors by siliconic bronze bolts imported frm USA. Once the epoxy hardened & hull finished with clear-coat finish/or marine best quality polyurethane paint protecting the epoxy from exposure to elements; provides a tough; leak free; low cost maintenance hull impervious to humidity variations; hull that does not shrink when vessel stored on ground for long periods. Strip planking&cold molding presents extra advantages over other construction methods: an excellent strength-to-weight ratio high rigidity. Wood epoxy built boats are keeping better their value and maintain their watertight-integrity for many years.

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