rigid hull for inflatable

Discussion in 'Boatbuilding' started by dodl, Jul 31, 2003.

  1. dodl
    Joined: Jul 2003
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    Location: austria

    dodl New Member

    Hello,

    I own an old Zodiac Mark2 inflatable with an inflatable keel. I would like to build a rigid hull for it. Some kind of DIY RIB.
    My father built some solid fiberglass boats and some with Balscore, so i would rely on his skills, when it comes to laminating :)

    I thought of either a solid fiberglass hull about 10-12mm thick, ore if it is stable enough, only 4mm fiberglass on the outside, one layer Coremat and 2mm fiberglass inside.

    Only thing is, i thought of using the boat itself as "plug" and build a mold. But when i do this and laminate into a negative mold, the hull will be too small on the inside. So the Tubes won't fit.

    Any ideas how to approach this?

    Many thanks
    Martin

    PS: I hope anybody can understand my poor shool english :)
     
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