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    Best “One_Off” building method using foamcore

    If/when I build my next boat I would probably build using method like this: http://www.aroundalone2002.com/construction/index.html I built...
    Post by: jonsailor, Jan 9, 2007 in forum: Materials
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    The fairing game..

    polystyrene foam will make a cheap effective oven. We cure our 12m yachts up to 80C in one very well.
    Post by: jonsailor, Dec 3, 2006 in forum: Boatbuilding
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    building boats for a living???

    reep the benifits "how to make a small fortune in boat building"...... "Start with a very large one" No seriously, I have been doing it for...
    Post by: jonsailor, Nov 8, 2006 in forum: Powerboats
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    Peel ply....

    go the pel ply There are many styles to buy and some are better for differant reasons. You can buy a very coarse one which we use for flat panel...
    Post by: jonsailor, Oct 28, 2006 in forum: Materials
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    finding CLR while boat is in water?

    Answer to your question Everyone is evading the question and yes, you are going about it the right way and yes, you may have to rip the whole...
    Post by: jonsailor, Oct 28, 2006 in forum: Sailboats
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    Awlgrip or Sterling ?

    Price will tell you I have used both and find them both very good and similar to use and quality so it boils down to price for me so Sterling it...
    Post by: jonsailor, Oct 28, 2006 in forum: Powerboats
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    post curing large laminates

    Barbaqued yacht We wall off a portion of our boat building shed and post cure at about 70 C fully assembled out of the mould. Your resin...
    Post by: jonsailor, Oct 13, 2006 in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building
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    Vacuum infusion Question

    Vac pump Well mentioned, yes, you must have a good FULL vacuum pump of the wet vane style. The dry vane pumps are not good enough. The process...
    Post by: jonsailor, Oct 12, 2006 in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building
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    Vacuum infusion Question

    Grid foam I guess I prefer this method because it is the only system I can see the flow rate being able to keep up with cure times. I am not...
    Post by: jonsailor, Oct 11, 2006 in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building
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    Vacuum infusion Question

    infuse away I do a lot of infusion and thoroughly love it. Big trick.........GP46?? (I hope I got that right) pvc foam from DIAB. there are...
    Post by: jonsailor, Oct 11, 2006 in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building
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    Fiber orientation on hull?

    Double Bias ahoy Well done, by chance, you have what I consider a better cloth being double bias (45-45) for drapability and flatness. you can...
    Post by: jonsailor, Sep 25, 2006 in forum: Boat Design
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    Fiber orientation on hull?

    Cloth styles If you have a Biax cloth (0-90) and you wish to lay it up at 45-45, why not buy a double bias cloth and this way, you can drape it...
    Post by: jonsailor, Sep 25, 2006 in forum: Boat Design
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    Kevlar/eglass

    I have used both a woven 400grm Kevlar/E glass coth and also a 510grm Double bias Kevlar/E glass cloth. The Double bias is stronger being a...
    Post by: jonsailor, Sep 6, 2006 in forum: Materials
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    displacement resin infusion

    Up side & down side The big advantage is clean, quick and limited waste. The slight down side is that we are using DIAB core which has a groove...
    Post by: jonsailor, Aug 14, 2006 in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building
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    displacement resin infusion

    infusion We are building complete yachts in an "infusion method" Rather than use another clamping mould, we use a vacumm under a plastic...
    Post by: jonsailor, Aug 14, 2006 in forum: Fiberglass and Composite Boat Building