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Discussion in 'Boat Molds' started by Nomad, Aug 27, 2004.

  1. JEM
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    Well you have to have a plug to make the mold from first.

    You can have one made or make your own. LOTS of discussion on this forum about doing that.
     
  2. William Le Croy
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    I have a lot of educating todo, you just can't by a mold and then buy raw materials to use to eject them.
     
  3. William Le Croy
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    Did you do that in Panama?
     
  4. William Le Croy
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    Importing anything intothe DR is disasterous. Red tape and lots of payola
     
  5. William Le Croy
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    It would be very dificult to rep. a company that made them and shipped here. Price would be very high
     
  6. William Le Croy
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    Could you steer me to a site that instructs on plug and procedures?
     
  7. JEM
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    Buying an existing plug is possible but SOTs are new enough in concept that I doubt anyone is going to sell you an old plug.

    For making a plug, you'd basically build a boat via wood or foam or other method. Building via stitch and glue will be quicker, but will not yield really nice rounded shapes. Here's a good book for building a kevlar canoe with a nice rounded hull.

    http://books.boatdesign.net/yacht_design_books_0070430365.html

    It shows how to make a male plug and pop a hull off of it. You'd make a male plug and pop mold off it. It's for making a canoe but the process would be the same for what you want.

    Then you'd follow this procedure:

    http://sweetcomposites.com/Mold.html

    For a sit on top, you'll have to make a mold for the deck as well as a mold for the main hull. Then you'll have to bond them together without leaking buy some method. I've never done but I'd think it can't be too easy.
     
  8. William Le Croy
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    Thanks....I will follow up on these and let you know the results
     
  9. JEM
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    No problem. Let me know if you need help with the design. I have a couple ideas to make it easier.
     
  10. buckknekkid
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    what size?
     
  11. William Le Croy
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    10 to12 feet with room for camping stuff, fishing
     
  12. William Le Croy
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    Matt.....

    Let me know if you need help with the design. I have a couple ideas to make it easier.[/QUOTE]
    What I found looked pretty hard. I wanted to use plastic, but now I just don't know if I have the ability. I have worked with wood and fiberglass on my sail baot for many years. I wanted totry a sit on top with a place for a cooler and camp gear. Just to big a dream and I can't buy one inthe country.
     
  13. JEM
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    We can discuss offline. Send me an e-mail.
     
  14. William Le Croy
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  15. senseirp
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    Answer

    Howdy;
    I have never built a boat myself. I have helped to build 5 canoes at summer camp where I was a counsler. I was looking for help myself. I waned to find a good book on starting to build the basic boat or canoe, of get a form to build over. Can't start till spring, I have a garage and a barn but they are not heated. I don't know what I can do to help you but If I can I will. senseirp
     
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