Curved Board

Today we popped the first curved board out of the mould and it looks great. The materials used to attach the trampoline to should arrive tomorrow.

Hulls together, working on traveler supports

G10 reinforcements for shrouds and cleats were bonded to the inside of the hull.  2 layers of fiber glass were also added towards the back of the boat for the traveler track. The outer hulls were bonded together and and the center support for the traveler bar and center hiking strap was created today.  Tomorrow the track will get seated on to the deck and the daggerboard trunks will get taped onto the deck.

All together

Glass reinforcement for traveler 

bottom of beam, ready for carbon

Beam

Some pictures of my beams, tomorrow they will be sleeved and completed, (lets hope!).  Both are glued together and we added reinforcements below the mast step, and employed a slightly different lamination schedule on the front beam.  

Beams on!

These past few days we have been aligning, cutting and fitting the beams.  We taped the hulls together and put them back in to the jig and cut holes where the beams enter so they can bond together with the bulkheads.  The beams were glued in and sanded and yesterday we finished it with carbon over top of the beam and onto the bulkhead, bonding the beams to the bulkhead.  Tomorrow we will make a daggerboard trunk and place g10 backing plates for the hardware.

fitting the beams, cutting holes in deck

beam with filler 

inside of the hull

Hull in the jig

Progress

Sorry for the lack of updates recently, but we have got my beam molds built.  I went with an airfoil section and my dad spent the last few weeks building and fairing the plug to perfection and the work is evident in the fairness of the mold.  We pulled a part for use as a jig, will detail later.  This week we will install my bulkheads and hopefully build some beams.  I will detail the construction of the beams.  We will be sailing all next week when were not working or building boats!  Youth Worlds is approaching quickly!

Aligning the Hulls

Today we accomplished many tasks.  We finished putting a carbon sleeve on to the front beam and taped in the bulkheads to the other hull. Then we cleaned and rearranged the shop so we could move the alignment jig downstairs.  The hull halves and beams weigh 71 lbs together.  Tomorrow we will make a dagger board trunk and cut holes in the inner hulls to allow for the beams to enter.

Hull Alignment Jig

Inner hulls in jig, outer hulls on top of jig, and front beam lying on top

port inboard hull

10 hulls waiting to be moved