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On one carpentry job we were flipping coins, betting on getting the closest to the plywood joint in the floor. One guys bounced and stuck edgewise in the crack. He won that round!

 

Something just came to mind, Andrew. Can't I just tape the inside of the bilge first, then move the complete hull off the mold, doing the outside somewhere else? Isn't that the way it's done?

BTW: I went with the fully cored bilge. Remember, I had 3 bilge layups to choose from.

This should work, right?

 

I mentioned gorilla glue because it sets very quickly and is good for the application I suggested because it will save you time. Just don't get it on you or it will be harder to get off than titebond.

 

Catbuilder.

My 2 cents is to go with the Titebond glue. A few air nails to hold the pieces together. Gorilla glue is probably overkill and messy.

Best of luck

Allan

 

Go with the titebond, if you predrill the clearance holes thru the battens before you instal the foam and you have 8" under the mold you should be able to use a battery right angle drill to drive the screws into the foam, you will develop a light touch.
Steve.

 

I was thinking maybe I could use one of these too:




I'll have to really put some thought into this. Maybe there is a way I can jack it up higher while I build, then lower it when it comes time to take the half hull out of the mold.

Anybody know if I can walk on the fiberglassed foam while it's in the mold? :?:

 

If you need to walk on the glassed foam i would lay down a plank which will span a bunch of forms to walk on so as not to contaminate and so you dont damage the foam since it has no glass on the other side yet.
Steve

 

Catbuilder,

My 2 cents again. Do a sample, step on it, jump on it and check it out. Test Test Test. You can always lay some 1/4" ply or maybe foam: whatever you have on hand, to spread the load.

I wish you and your project the best.

Allan

 

Posters #67 and #68 are right. Spread the weight and do a test. I am out-voted on the glue so follow their advice and use titebond. Get some gorilla glue and test it too. There are some great uses for it as it is dense polyurethane foam and expands as it cures. It is great for filling small holes and building up damaged areas etc above the water line. Really worth investigating.

 

I have some old vinyl signs about 4'x6' that I throw on the ground when going under stuff that allows me to slide around easily but stay out of the dirt. They aren't solid vinyl but cloth like like some bimini tops. They are stiff enough so they don't wad up like a plastic tarp. When going into the crawlspace under my house, a nasty, mildly frightening experience (I had a spider fall IN my ear once, I know there's snakes, I find skins), in addition to the signs, I have some strips of rubber roofing (like innertube rubber) 4' x 15' that I can roll out ahead of me as I go. Using two of them I can roll them out and pull them up and roll them out and go anywhere, changing directions, etc.

The angle drill using a magnetic bit and steel screws will allow you to reach in with just your arm pretty far and you might have only a few places that are really hard to get at and also you might not have to fasten the foam everywhere either.

 

Ok, I have a new development. Gurit wants to sell me 2' x 4' sheets of core cell for a decent price. (1/4 the normal full size panel)

Will this be a tremendous pain in the *** to save some money? Worth doing?

Gurit is suggesting I can use composite staples to hold the foam together instead of gluing them to make it easier. Thoughts?

 

??? Just glue them together at whatever length you need.

 

I had fewer battens than in your photo also only 600gsm inner laminate, I put down scraps of 3mm mdf to walk on. Had no dents from my 75kg.

 

That is a huge saving so go for it, as War Whoop said glue it together. Staples are fine for flat sheets on a table or thermoformed pieces in a mold when infusing. But you will be torturing yours to a small degree.

 

Thanks. Just wanted to run that by people before I made any purchasing mistakes. The core cell (in small pieces) is ordered.