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Fiber glass huls #160314
11/13/08 06:22 AM
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There is a group of friends here who would like to build Tabbys for their kids. As they have some some experience in “normal” glass fiber lamination they are thinking of making a mould and making solid glass fiber hulls.
At least for the sea kayaks the glass fiber is lighter than a rotomoulded. Any suggestions for the thickness of the laminate and the kind of fibres and the layup?

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Re: Fiber glass huls [Re: Gato] #160351
11/13/08 03:00 PM
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ncik should be able to give you a laminate. Will you take a mould off the first boat?

Re: Fiber glass huls [Re: ] #160378
11/14/08 07:37 AM
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Nope, If they decide to build I will help them to build a pair of hulls in foam/fibre and they will eventually take a mould of that one. They are speaking of 3-5 boats for themselves, but I guess they will let the mould to others if there is interest.
It is not a question of production at least for the moment.
I hope the guys will show up here on the forum.

Re: Fiber glass huls [Re: Gato] #160418
11/14/08 04:13 PM
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Gato,

they should make a mast mould too. If that's of iterest let me know and we can discuss construction and laminates.

Re: Fiber glass huls [Re: ] #160454
11/15/08 01:54 AM
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We will decide next week if we will start a new winter evening project with the students and as we have already made two cats it would maybe be interesting to make a mast mould. One of the guys who are in the building project is a student so I think everybody would benefit from that idea

Re: Fiber glass huls [Re: Gato] #161569
11/27/08 06:06 PM
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Will get you a hull laminate over the weekend. Need to borrow some standards docs from work.

Re: Fiber glass huls [Re: ncik] #161591
11/28/08 09:41 AM
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Great!!!

Re: Fiber glass huls [Re: Gato] #161603
11/28/08 09:49 PM
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aahh, forgot to pick them up, sorry...early next week now.


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