and here's the completed job
Total work time to date: 471 hours
Diary on the construction of a Seaclipper 20, a plywood trimaran designed by Jim Brown and John Marples. Our boat's Sail No. is 50. The boat has been named GEODETICA and was launched on september 28th, 2024.
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
Fiberglassing the vaka (2)
Two hours of work this morning to fiberglass the vaka deck with the usual 160 g/sq.m. glass cloth. We used about 900 grams of clear resin. Here's a view of the deck during the wetting out
and here's the completed job
Total work time to date: 471 hours
and here's the completed job
Total work time to date: 471 hours
Monday, August 15, 2016
Fiberglassing the vaka (1)
Four hours of work on sunday 14th. We first faired the fg edges on the second ama
We then temporarily rolled the vaka out of the shop to swap it with the amas
Both amas, now completely fiberglassed, have been put on the cradles, cleaned and set aside in the shop
We then cut the 160 g/sq.m. fg cloth to size, ready to be laminated on the vaka deck (next time). Here's it, with a fresh beer and the equally important mosquito repellent lotion.
Total work time to date: 469 hours
We then temporarily rolled the vaka out of the shop to swap it with the amas
Both amas, now completely fiberglassed, have been put on the cradles, cleaned and set aside in the shop
We then cut the 160 g/sq.m. fg cloth to size, ready to be laminated on the vaka deck (next time). Here's it, with a fresh beer and the equally important mosquito repellent lotion.
Total work time to date: 469 hours
Saturday, August 13, 2016
Fiberglassing the amas (8)
Four hours last night to complete fiberglassing of the second ama. Here's Cinzia draping and cutting to size the fiberglass cloth for the ama deck
and here's the fiberglassed deck. Here's Cinzia carefully looking for air bubbles.
We used around 500 grams of resin. By the way, we've started the fourth batch of epoxy resin last night. Up to now we've used about 40 kg. Next time we'll start working on the main hull.
Total work time to date: 465 hours
and here's the fiberglassed deck. Here's Cinzia carefully looking for air bubbles.
We used around 500 grams of resin. By the way, we've started the fourth batch of epoxy resin last night. Up to now we've used about 40 kg. Next time we'll start working on the main hull.
Total work time to date: 465 hours
Sunday, August 7, 2016
Fiberglassing the amas (7)
Six more hours this week (4 by Cinzia alone) to sand down the FG edges, prepare the second side for fiberglassing. and FG lamination with about 700 g of clear epoxy. Here it is
After the epoxy cures, we'll sand down the remaining FG edges, put the hull rightside up on the cradles, and fiberglass the deck.
Total work time to date: 461 hours
After the epoxy cures, we'll sand down the remaining FG edges, put the hull rightside up on the cradles, and fiberglass the deck.
Total work time to date: 461 hours
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Fiberglassing the amas (6)
Three hours last night in which we prepared and fiberglassed one side of the second ama. Here's Cinzia scribing the fiberglass which will be then cut to size
and here's the finished product. We used about 700 g of clear resin and the usual 160 g/sq.m. cloth.
Total work time to date: 455 hours.
and here's the finished product. We used about 700 g of clear resin and the usual 160 g/sq.m. cloth.
Total work time to date: 455 hours.
Sunday, July 24, 2016
Fiberglassing the amas (5)
Two hours this morning to laminate two layers of fiberglass (160 g/sq.m) on the bottom of the port ama. Here's me wetting the FG cloth with clear epoxy
and here's how it looks at the end
Total work time to date: 452 hours
and here's how it looks at the end
Total work time to date: 452 hours
Saturday, July 23, 2016
Second ama ready to glass
Two hours today in which we sanded the FG edges to a feather edge (well, sort of) on the first ama. We then swapped the two amas and put the second one on the sawhorses, ready to glass.
Total work time to date: 450 hours
Total work time to date: 450 hours
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