Building a Foam Core Powerboat

This site will report on the building of the 'Hawk41', a 41ft sea-going launch. It's specifications are: - Length: 12.50 m - Length waterline: 12.07 m - Beam: 3.27 m - Draft: 0.75 m - Displacement: 4.3 t - Engine Power: 184 kW.
The vessel will be constructed from a foam core sandwich using the 'controlled vacuum infusion' technique.

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Location: Utrecht, Netherlands

Monday, November 21, 2005

RTM-Worx?

Now I have to come back on my visit to Mets. As mentioned before I met Arjen Korevaar. He delivers a software program called "RTM-Worx". This program makes it possible to emulate the infusion process on a computer.
Henny insisted that the 'amateur' cannot do without this program. The materials are just too expensive to run the risk of a failure. Although the setup of the mold, the foam core and the glass fibre layers can be done at ease, and corrections can be made any time, once the infusion process has started the point of no-return is passed. It has to go well or all material is lost. Some testing in the 'virtual world' is therefore a must.
Got to get a copy of that software!

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