I witnessed an Infusion!
Yesterday I had the honour to be the guest of Henny van Oortmarssen, who is building a 39Ft. trimaran in his garage. What an astonishing experience!! Henny also maintains an incredible site on the subject!
The Fram is made from a foam core of 'CoreCell' and epoxy, using the 'vacuum infusion' technique. I witnessed the infusion of the outer layer of a float, which was done in a single shot. He uses a surpisingly little vacuum pump, that formerly operated in some laboratory.
Yes, I am completely convinced now that for me this is the way to go: the process is absolutely clean and delivers the theoretical quality limit. Hand lay-up cannot ever reach this!
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