Nice work Peter.
I've got the two original pictures from your previous photo gallery if you want them back. I've also got most of Macca's pics if he ever comes back he can decide if they go back up. A lot of good info in those photos. Sorry I don't have any advice or insight into what it takes to glass a hull of that size. There's been some big boats built here so having a look through the photo galleries might turn up some hints.
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How about screwing your roller on the end of a broom or mop handle. It is threaded inside for that purpose.
I've also seen them doing large layups in shipyards and they just climb on the hull and walk on it or in it wearing white rubber boots.
I've also seen them doing large layups in shipyards and they just climb on the hull and walk on it or in it wearing white rubber boots.
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Hmm... Building a TW28 seems easier than what you are asking for. I thought the shadow was a nice touch.Let your shadow have the real camera and take the picture so you can run over next to the boat and your shadow can take the picture with the real camera...
I have considered this. Its the white socks that go with the boots that are bothering me.they just climb on the hull and walk on it or in it wearing white rubber boots.
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Two extra layers of biax at the bow, before glassing the hull and still wondering what will happen when it hits this log one didn't notice.
Covered by a patchwork of peel-ply. The glass was fully saturated - no air trapped, the peel-ply isn't. It looks like a waste to add epoxy to fully saturate the peel-ply. Any reason to do so?
On a different note : I always need to login twice before I can post a picture. No typing errors, it is the PC which remembers the name and password. Not very important, but strange.
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Two extra layers of biax at the bow, before glassing the hull and still wondering what will happen when it hits this log one didn't notice.
Covered by a patchwork of peel-ply. The glass was fully saturated - no air trapped, the peel-ply isn't. It looks like a waste to add epoxy to fully saturate the peel-ply. Any reason to do so?
On a different note : I always need to login twice before I can post a picture. No typing errors, it is the PC which remembers the name and password. Not very important, but strange.
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Never add epoxy over peel-ply.
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Glassing the keel, multiple layers of heavy glass. It took us one day, working with three persons (everything takes more time than anticipated, but we are not the first to find this out). Wetting the glas (biax) was easier than anticipated. For us foam rollers work best : one pass to wet the surface, then the glass is put on the surface and a little epoxy is applied. After 10 minutes we come back with more epoxy and completely wet the glass, which is then very easy. Just using the foam rollers results in a epoxy/glass ratio of app. 1/1. Also very easy for vertical surfaces.
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Update, glassing SB side finished (overhang will be cut before the epoxy is fully polymerized).
No major problems, the 9 oz woven cloth was unexpectedly the most difficult to handle in our hands. Difficult to cut without damaging the cloth (need better scissors), more delicate to hande and more difficult to wet compared to the biax.
Spent app 370 man/hours till now. (I guess app 20% is used packing - unpacking the tools as we do not build at home).
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No major problems, the 9 oz woven cloth was unexpectedly the most difficult to handle in our hands. Difficult to cut without damaging the cloth (need better scissors), more delicate to hande and more difficult to wet compared to the biax.
Spent app 370 man/hours till now. (I guess app 20% is used packing - unpacking the tools as we do not build at home).
Peter
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http://gallery.bateau2.com/thumbnails.php?album=660
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