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, January 16, 2006

Point of no return is passed.

I signed the contract with Peter Bosgraaf (the naval architect) last Friday. The point of no return is therefore passed. Now it is going to be serious. Got to hire an unused barn, shed, greenhouse or stable or something. Got to get vacuumequipment.
I fiddled a bit with the Polyworx software, but I didn't manage to get the knack of it. Two weeks tryout is really not enough. (Not for me at least) However, the little I could do convinced me definitely of the value of this software. So I'm going to have serious talks with Polyworx this time.
Next Thursday (the 19th) I am paying a visit to "Maritime Knowlegde Centre", a foundation that perhaps can assist me with the infusion. We will see...

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