Divertimento

So I'm on my way home from work (on the New Jersey Turnpike) and I came across this ASSHAT driving in the middle lane at 5mph below the speed limit watching his iPod.
If you know this guy, tell him to watch his porn at the office like everyone else!

Tool to create the Center Board Box

This is the tool to create the box to fit the center board trunk.
The box is 5" longer the the trunk, so the centerboard may be
moved if needed.

External joining flang

I am creating a recess on the external surface of the hulls to glue glass them together.
First I use 1mm thick soft plastics (shower pan liner) glued into the mold using 3M's 77
spray glue. http://www3.3m.com/catalog/us/en001/office/mounting/node_GSBNWDW69Rbe/root_GST1T4S9TCgv/vroot_GSRCJ327Z3ge/gvel_GSTYR4LHFQgl/theme_us_mounting_3_0/command_AbcPageHandler/output_html




Then cover it with "flash tape" from Aircraft Spruce. http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/cmpages/vb6045.php

Internal Flange tools

These are the internal flange tools.


These are the internal flange tools.

Internal Flange Tool

Internal Flange Tool
These are tools to make the flange where the hull halfs meet on the keel.

Starting a Flange tool.

Starting to create the tools to make flanges to join the hull half's together,

Wind Vane for the laser.

Making a centerboard trunk.

Using the plug for the centerboard mold to layup a glass centerboard trunk.
I user 3 layers of 8oz. tooling cloth for the prototype.

The parts clamped together and placed in the port side mold, with the
centerboard in place.

PVA WHY you should use it.

PVA WHY you should use it.
I sprayed on 5 coats of PVA before putting the fiber glass and epoxies in the mold.
When removing parts the PVA sticks to the part and the risk if damaging the mold
is lower.

De-molding Main Beam Test Panel

De-molding Main Beam Test Panel


De-molding Main Beam Test Panel

Removing Peel Ply.