carbon fiber

Good morning all, I have a question and I'm pretty sure you will have the answer for it. Besides iron and invar, which is the best material to produce a mold for autoclave (around 90psi pressure and 130ºC temperature) if I want it to last around 40 cicles? After 40 cicles, the part design may...

Hi everyone, I am exploring getting a plug CNC'd for small 16' boat that I had designed. I found someone to do it but they are not full service in house and Id require someone to take it from its 80grit finish to mold ready using gelcoat or duracoat primer. After that, I'd then like to find...

Hello all, I am looking into how to make an expandable mold design. I have plans to produce some vessels that have the same width, depth, and hull design but have different lengths. Ideally, I'd like to have a couple sections I can add in to make the final hull longer or take some panels out to...

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I want to lay the pictured plug up with some red carbon fiber. I don't know how to deal with the bend or the corners. Obviously, I need radiuses and glue/fills. I also want the bottom edges to look nice and am looking for advice on how to laminate the thing so I can bolt it on top of a flat...

Hello, I'm doing some research about materials and building technologies for molds that are used in carbon fiber boat building with post curing at 70°C. Does anybody have experience in this field that is willing to share knowledge? Thank you!

A hypothetical sailing (coastal cruising) catamaran, S/V Hypothetical (LOA 12.9m BOA 7m), has a list of requirements. The most challenging requirement is that the captain must be able to modify the air draft from 15.5m to 4m, and back again, shorthanded on calm waters. Fulfilling this...

So I want to learn to how to determine how much in material I would need to build a 30-40 ft Cat hull out of the following materials. Lets say if I decide on a boat length of 38' and Beam of 18'. With 1/2" foam core. I will mention more attributes because I am digging for tools in case I want to...

Hi all, First of all, I would like to thank everyone on this forum for all the help you provide for everyone who needs! I am new here but I have learnt a lot already. I am designing a small jet kayak (4m long for two people, 15hp engine). I want it to be as light as possible, so I have chosen...

I'm working on a new centreboard for my 24' catamaran. It's my forth lamination project, so I'm still very much learning. The plan is to use BS1088 marine plywood core, two halves of 18mm (actually 17.2mm), CNC milled to NACA 0009 profile. This is a very thin board for my comfort, so I wanted...

Good Afternoon, Starting with a 55'x10.5' wooden New York Commuter, she's framed roughly every 14" and double planked. Having not yet gotten into her, I had some ideas and was looking for opinions. She's old, like 1928 old, and therefore definitely not as strong as she used to be. She's also...