DF 35" Pirate 1st build

[Savage Skidoo]

i haven't got that far .....i got work tooo many hrs with little time to build , but gathering input from you and everyone else i hope things will pan out .

[h2o 1]

You'll do fine! You already have a great start! Good luck with ur build!!

[Savage Skidoo]

heres some more pictures :) , nice too meet you , i'm Mike

[i2oadsweepei2]

i layed mine , it was the 1st attempt at lay'n it , the west systems , and a glass rolling tool is a must to get a good lay . When my bud chimes in i'll get him to post the glass rolling tool , is cheap to $10 .

Here are some pics Mike. There is so much great info here that makes building or trying something for the first time a lot less stressful.

Rolling tool.




More pics of the inlays, 1st time in-laying as well. Hope they post correctly. Yellow is mine.

[Savage Skidoo]

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This is nice Kevin , nice template , mines cardboard i'm not worthy

[i2oadsweepei2]

Am I posting correctly? Most of the pics I see on the forum are clickable thumbnails. Thanks

[h2o 1]

Wow!! You guys are naturals at layin the fiber!!! Looks awesome!!!! Nice to meet you too Mike! Im Mark. Looking good Mike!!

[i2oadsweepei2]

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This is nice Kevin , nice template , mines cardboard i'm not worthy

That is cool. Good plan makes a good outcome. We hope :)

[h2o 1]

Actually guys that template will be laminated on the outside of the hull,its an exact replica of my transom. nothing wrong with the cardboard,it works wonders too!!

[Savage Skidoo]

h20 were did you get the CF sheet from , it might be nice too have some of that lye'n around

[h2o 1]

Kintec Racing Mike. They have it in several thicknesses,from 1mm up to 2.5. Check it out

[Savage Skidoo]

ok cool , Kevin , Dave and I sat and had a few drinks at X-mas , i bought the boats from OSE and Kevin did the Kinetic order . I must browse ty more coin , i hope i dont see anything i like .

[h2o 1]

I know the feeling! Gimme,gimme,gimme!! lol! Dragonplate.com also has CF sheeting too,you can get bigger and thicker pieces there but its costly!

[tlandauer]

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Rolling tool.


Where did you get the rooling tool, looks great and the work you have done is beautiful!

[i2oadsweepei2]

Thank you for the compliment. I hope to get the lines a little more straight next time. The bricks were piling up behind me while I was doing it. Next time I won't be so nervous. The west system 206 gave us plenty of time. Enough to mix up a second batch in the middle of it.
I picked the tool up locally here just outside Toronto from port Whitby marine supply. I'm guessing that most or some marine suppliers would carry something similar. It worked very well for rolling up the sides and up underneath too. No bubbles remaining. I just did a quick google and found this for an example. About half way down the page
http://www.fiberglasssupply.com/Prod...tingtools.html.