I am making the rudders and daggerboards of foam, carbon fiber and Kevlar, laid
up with epoxy and vacuum bagged.
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Epoxing the foam together. |
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Epoxing an extra area of foam to move the joint to a less stress area. |
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Rudders cut out & the foil shape cut to depth with router. |
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Daggerboards profile being cut with router. Note foil template on end. |
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Aft daggerboard |
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C/F layed up & Kevlar being aplied. |
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CF in place & trimed. Extra layers of CF at the point it will exit the hull. |
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Peal ply & breather in place. Extra beather where the suction cups go, to prevent a hight spot. |
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Cuting the holes for the vaccum cups. |
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Vacuum on. Jugs are to keep it flat. |
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Suction cup. Yes it's just one of those window thingys with a 1/4" hole drilled & a piece of 1/4 tube. The circle drawn on the bag is so I do not lose the hole. |
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Vacuum setup.This is one of the rudders. |
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Pealing off the breather & peal ply. |
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Fairing compound on rudders & aft daggerboard. |
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