I think it’s important to find the balance between light weight and a functional tender. A flat or shallow v would make it pound into the chop, no?
Any suggestions IF I decide to try build boats for sale, I will change the design. I will make a plug then a mold, not pull a mold from the...
Awesome. It’s good to know that it’s possible. Now I just have to figure out how to do it!
I have not built a plug or mold yet. Would it be possible to build the mold so that it could also withstand the heat of thermoforming? For...
The current boat used 8mm divinycel. The idea behind the boats is to keep them light enough that a couple can move the boat around easily (ie...
http://www.fiberglasssupply.com/pdf/core/ThermoformDiab.pdf Well I guess I answered my own question. Well since it’s possible, is it a practical...
Hi, I have built a Ripple Tender 13’ catamaran dinghy. I really like the boat and have a lot of people asking about the boat when I’m out...
I got a chance to dry fit the pieces to the frames today. They fit pretty well except where there’s a lot of direction change close to the bows....
Hi, I’m building a 14’ catamaran dingy out of Divinycell H80. What is the best way to secure the foam sheets onto the MDF frames while laminating...
Hi Jim, Used one layer of unis across the crack and 2 layers of 1700 with the fibers at 45 def to the crack.
I removed 4-5” of the wood from the frames and replaced with unis. Then glassed band-aided the corners with unis and biax.
This is an old repair from a previous owner. He dremelled the crack and filled with thickened epoxy. Needless to say, it failed again. I’d like...
What’s your take on the cracks in this opening? When sailing upwind, I could see the cracks open and close slightly.
