March 2007 Build Photos
Mar 07 Build Hours: 65
29-Mar-07
29 Mar 07.
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4 keel sections. |
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5th in the vacuum bag. |
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Laid this one up on edge.... |
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...due the the thin trailing edge. |
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Leading profile cut partway. |
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Carbon is messy! |
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28 Mar 07.
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Carbon fiber uni's wet out and folded..... |
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... and placed on the keel section. |
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Same thing here. |
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Vacuum bag, peel ply and breather ready to go. |
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Two more sections setting up. |
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The two from yesterday. |
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27 Mar 07.
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Close up of the axle renforcement area. |
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Carbon ready to be wet out. |
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One section in the bag, prep for the 2nd. |
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Axle C/F in place and one of the lengthwise strips. |
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Next strip wet out, folded and ready to put in place. |
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And in the bag. |
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Section were I cut the bag open. |
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23 Mar 07.
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Carbon Fiber plate after getting yanked from the bag. |
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And cut to size with the stiffner strips. Yes this make a mess when cut. |
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The strips epoxied on. |
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Section 4 cut. |
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Section 3 laid out... |
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...for cutting. |
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Cutting section 3. |
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Section 3 & 2 cut. Lay out on 1. |
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Keel all cut. |
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Axel area marked. |
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Epoxying on the last bits of foam. |
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That's sec 2 in back. Needed to fill a triangle along the arm. |
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22 Mar 07.
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C/F cut and the Kevlar ready to be cut. |
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1st layers of C/F and one of the 2 layers of Kevlar. |
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Lay-up on the left, C/F on the right ready to be wet out. |
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The stack under vacuum. |
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The 5 keel sections. |
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21 Mar 07.
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Trailing edge section clamped down. |
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18 Mar 07.
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Completed sections. |
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The last of the keel sections ready to laminate. |
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17 Mar 07.
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This is the section laid up from yesterday. |
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And the next section in the bag. |
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16 Mar 07.
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Trailing edge came out ok. |
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Trailing edge section. |
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Cuting carbon fiber. |
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I found if I pull a couple of strands it makes for a cleaner edge. |
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And the next section in the bag. |
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15 Mar 07.
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A bunch of test pieces to determine how many layers of C/F I'll need to lay up. |
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A single layer of C/F for the trailing edge of the keel. |
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Vaccum bagged. |
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A total failure. |
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Came out wrinkled and broke when pulled from the peel ply. |
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Try #2 will lamiate it in with the foam. |
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Bagged and vaccum on. |
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05 Mar 07.
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Foredeck and side deck skins on! |
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The real reason we put on the side decks.... |
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....so we'd have a place for the drawings. |
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Cuting the Core Cell foam into strips. |
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One keel strut. |
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04 Mar 07.
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Foredeck skin going on. |
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Underside with epoxy. |
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And the stringers with epoxy. |
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Foredeck on. |
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Sidedeck ready. |
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Decks all on! |
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Plastic is to keep the drips away. |
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03 Mar 07.
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Rough cut scarps with power planer. |
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Then sanded with belt sander. |
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Finished. |
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The foredeck centerline scarf. |
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The boat elves managed to get on the 2nd coat of epoxy and paint. |
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