Chopped out the cockpit entrance and the windows today. You are right, the
windows are too big, I will put a vertical in each of the middle ones which can
double as a hand hold. Very handy for passing drums of resin in and out though!
The entry to the cabin is also a bit small, not sure what I will do about this
yet.
ALso filleted and glass taped the roof to sides join. Only 14m, but still a
pain in the butt. There must be kilometres of tabbing on a conventional boat.
Scored a big router cutter so will put a large radius on the outside tomorrow.
Infused the second panel for the lee hull and the extension for the seats. First
panel looks very nice, should have no trouble bending it to shape.
New pics added to the Solitarry 2 folder in the Photos section. Comments
appreciated.
21 hours is pretty quick. I am curious about the connections where the panels are bent. I am assuming they are solid glass, possibly tapered to avoid creasing....
Chopped out the cockpit entrance and the windows today. You are right, the windows are too big, I will put a vertical in each of the middle ones which can...
-! The entry to the cabin is also a bit small, not sure what I will do about this yet. Same as I have to do to make it comfortable with my escape hatch. Lose...
Apart from angling the edges of the seats and making the top hatch bigger ccan't hink of anything else unless you want to stretch the boat by about 300mm....
Bent the lee hull today. Photos in the Photos section. Looks pretty good. The bottom has 3 layers of uni in it, is very stiff. The deck/hull join has one,...
... No carbon in it, so it could have been lighter. However, I put two of the three pieces together today and it looks awfully skinny and there is a lot of...
Hi Rob this Proa certainly looks like its going to be a very serious weapon. And yes - the lw hull looks skinny and quite unsupported. Are you planning to have...
HI Rob, It sure looks skinny, and smooth. What is the height and width of the lw hull? Don't understand the bit about attaching it to the beam. Wouldn't the...
Assuming there is a fair bit of uni in the top edges and the bottom of the hull, there is very little racking because of the short ww hull and not a great deal...
Skinny and very smooth. Lw hull is 750 mm/30" high in the middle x 400/16" wide. Tapers to 400 high at the bows, although part of the reason for the 1m/40"...
Hello Rob, What type of resin are you using ? Â Happy sailing, George Kuck, Chestertown, Md. Â Â Reply to sender | Reply to group Messages in this topic...
Vinylester for the infusion, epoxy for the rest. It is important to leave the ve for a day on the table to ensure a good finish, and then another couple of...
Hello Rob, Have you been using epoxy on vinylester vary long ? I have had problems mixing epoxy with polyester in the past so I prefer not to mix resin...
I have used epoxy to stick to vinylester and polyseter for decades. Never had a problem. I don't use Ve for everything because I (and my wife) don't like...
Hello Rob,  You say "no sanding required"  Even with peel ply I would suggest you sand for added insurance of good bond, it can't hert. Derek Kelsall has...
... Makes sense. Pushing as well as pulling so no need to keep the strings tight and working against each other. Though it could be left slack and allow the ww...
Foamed, glassed and bogged the ends of the ww hull. Looks ok, but did not enjoy the torture boarding. Confirmed there was not enough room (400/16" wide) for...
A few questions from the pictures: 1) I think you said the lw hull is only 30" high. How tall is the mast? I thought you need something like a 10% bury, and...
It is not about the height of the mast, but about the righting moment. Also, the boom is attached to the mast so the hull does not take the heeling load. It...
Rob, I don't understand " the boom is attached to the mast so the hull does not take the heeling load". Why wouldn't the hull take the heeling load? Or do you...
Pretty slow week. Got most of the bulkheads in, what a crappy job. Next one will have the landings for the bulkheads as part of the infusion and I will have...
Problems with Yahoo as I can't look at the photos. Setting up the stations before bending would make life easier and keep things stiffer where you want it to...
Rob, Anxious to watch and hear about each step in your boat build. Impressive! I am not suggesting that it is heavy....not at all. I must convert kilo to...
Well i got it back in the water again, thist time 8.7m long lee hull, centre mast slot, longer deck and cabin, 360 degree rotateablerudders and nicer...
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