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Boat #1 layup for resin infusion

Vacuum Bagging and Infusion

With the fibreglass and foam laid-up, we start preparing for the vacuum and infusion. Below we attached channel medium to peel-ply to keep it from sticking to the top layer of fibreglass in the boat.

Here the flow channels are in place. You can see small tears near the center,

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Fiberglass and Foam Lay-up

After making the mold modifications needed to vacuum bag and infuse the resin, we’re now cutting out the templates to be used for cutting the foam and the fibreglass. We chose Triax 20 ounce fibreglass and one-half inch Baltek Airex for foam core. These were chosen to build the stiffest sabot possible that would still weigh-in under 95 pounds.

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