chain plates and rudder mounts

Today I laminated the carbon UD and the float rudder mounts. I decided for the float mounts because now it is easy to make. I will not start with the float rudders if the boat is finished.

Car spoiler

Today a brought my beams to my friend Marco's workshop to post cure. (The other two are in the car)

He has a nice working place http://www.stainlessproducts.nl/.
He will also cut out the float frames with his waterjet cutter http://www.waterjetproducts.nl/, they will be finished next friday.

Last year he finished his 30 foot carbon cat http://www.q-cat.nl/ , he did build his mast also, the profile I think is a little big for my comfort, but we have some time to think about it. The mast is made in a steal mold in two halves and is two sections.

The result of a weekend work

Rudder web  and chain plate are on the stack to now

tubes, rudder web, chain plates

The smallest tube for the chain plates was a bit of a struggle  to get the pipe out of the tube but in the end the pipe let go. The trick was to put it in the freezer. And the harvest of yesterdays laminate. Started with the begin of the chain plate and the rudder web.

laminating fwd beam gussets and tubes

Laminated some tubes for the rudders, chainplates and gussets. The bulkheads came nice out of the bag.

First lamination of the year

Today we laminated the float bulkheads and stacked them up and the we put them under vacuum.
We pull a vacuum of -0,5 ~ 0,6 bar witch is good enough, when I started for the first time with vacuum I pulled -0,9 bar and I ended with a to dry laminate. My supplier told me that is to much and I was to quick with the vacuum.

Preparation for laminating

Today I cut the float bulkheads a slide bigger than they will be. After the lamination I cut them exact. Cutting the carbon, peel ply, breeder folie and breeder gloat for six bulkheads takes a wile , so no laminating today. I also made the rudder web because the 20mm foam  is then away.

The extension to the extension for the bikes