Hull materials summary and progress report
Hi Michael,
Thank you for the info on how excess weight doesn't affect the the PDRacer too much, even now that I am just 104kg ( better than the 128kg that I was 12 months ago ) I am still the biggest piece of excess weight. :lb:
Of the 4 large pieces of Durien I purchased, 3 large pieces that I used had a calculated density of 0.4883045 ( as mentioned in an e-mail to you way back in 18 July 2008 - yes I still have them ), the other large piece of it was lower density. :cool:
From these 4 large pieces I ripped all of the framing, mast, boom, yard, tiller, and foil timber ( all the solid timber for the PDRacer ). :2tsup:
I have used 1 sheet of 6mm 8' x 4' marine ply for the bottom, and about 2.25 sheets of 4mm 8' x 4' marine ply everywhere else. :;
All fibreglass taping has been done with 75mm ( 3" ) fibreglass tape ( deck joints, and all hull seams below deck level ). :D
Resin coating has been applied using a spreader, or a paint brush, I have only just started to use a foam roller to apply the resin for the fibreglass tape ( this method appears to apply it more thinly ). :B
Progress report
In the last few days I have started cutting out the centreboard slot, fibreglass taped all the hull seams ( just needs a recoat and fairing ). Cut the mast pieces to length and marked out the tapers, and temporarily screwed down the three 8mm thick x 30mm wide rubbing strips on the bottom of the hull. And lastly resin coated the other side of the ply for the rudder boxes. :o