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Suggestions for building a deck plug/mold for 26' racing yacht
Suggestions for building a deck plug/mold for 26' racing yacht
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My husband and I are re-building a 26’ racing yacht.
The below deck hull is almost complete;
three bulkheads, 9 mm marine ply
9 layers of biaxial glass 420g/m² from the water line to the topside
8 layers of carbon twill 650gsm on keel floor
6 layers of carbon twill 650gsm through the center line up to the water line
The strengtheners and longitudinales are foam core with six layers of 300gsm biaxial carbon and 10 layers of unidirectional carbon tape
All the carbon (with the exception of the unidirectional tape) is vacuum bagged.
Here is where we can use some advice:
We are preparing to build a plug to lay the deck. We are anticipating using 4 layers of 300gsm carbon with a 10mm foam core.
Our initial idea is to build a wooden frame to act as a skeleton (see photo) and cover in polypropylene sheeting to act as a mold to lay the carbon foam sandwich. Although we would love to use the resin infusion process, we don't have the experience on such a large area. So feel we will have to vacuum bag. My initial thought is to bag one layer of carbon with the foam to get a curve and then repeat the process to add the additional layers of carbon.
If anyone has done something similar your advice is appreciated.
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Suggestions for building a deck plug/mold for 26' racing yacht
kmulloy
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6 Years Ago
Hi Kittie, I've just emailed you to the same effect but the principle of the deck moulding is certainly sound, however, if you are going to resin infuse the final product, you need to ensure that yo...
Rich (Staff)
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6 Years Ago
With such a clean simple deck camber you could do this part by laminating one side (underside) of your foam core off the job. Let this cure. Then lay your foam over your deck frames shown and fix...
Fasta
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6 Years Ago
Fasta, thank you very much for the advice. I will let you know how we go. We are currently putting wheels on the cradle to move the hull out of the workshop to give me more space to work. I'll let yo...
kmulloy
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6 Years Ago
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