Pictures of the new R Class Skiff L3 Hull Construction Mould/Hull Building images https://www.rclass.org/info/construction/leech-mkiii/pictures https://www.rclass.org/@@site-logo/logoLong.png Pictures of the new R Class Skiff L3 Hull Construction by linda — last modified 2006-03-06T22:18:56+13:00 Mould/Hull Building images Mould framing side view Mould framing rear view Mould framing front view Port mould painted and sanded viewed from transom Mould with planking front view Mould with planking Rear View Starboard transom quarter painted and sanded L3 viewed from above starboard of bow Starboard mould partially faired mould - buffed and waxed L3 viewed from just above starboard of bow Mould glassed and sanded, pushed together L3 3D hull animation Port mould painted and sanded viewed from bow Jess and glassed port mould view from bow L3 profile Foam after vacuum and curing with excess glue visible through scrim Sean and glassed and sanded mould prior to painting Jess and starboard mould viewed from bow Nuplex Industries Limited Logo L3 viewed from just above transom mould - buffed and waxed Hull with curved X frame and mast tube Dan ensuring the chines are void free Removing bubbles and wetting out carbon cloth Mould oblique transom view of sanded halves bolted together Mould glassed and sanded, pushed together transom view View from bow prior to removing from mould Bog wetout on hull, still needs to be worked evenly and excess removed, before foam applied Sean removing bubbles and ensuring cloth is wetted Starboard foam after vacuum Shaping foam with hot air gun Vacuum bag being evacuated Foredeck Amy lifting the L3 Sean laying peelply Front X frame (curved) and recess for wing tubes and rear X frame Front view of buffed and waxed moulds together Foam detail showing joins and chine Starboard mould buffed and waxed side view Setting up vacuum bag Rear tank sides Peelply all over hull prior to vacuum bag Foredeck on mould Centrecase and self tacker Carbon tube wing View of hull from bow, drain arch visible at transom Vacuuming inner skin Self tacker and cockpit Detail of drain arch Applying peelply to inner carbon skin King strut, xframe and rear tank sides Sean and Dan putting glue line on to attach foredeck Foil moulds, Sean (1.66m) included for scale, centreboard is 1.8m Detail of recess for x frame and wing tube Side view of x frame, king strut and centercase bracing Underside of centrecase slot Transom view of painted hull Foredeck glued on Hull with wings viewed from bow Back tank with top glued on Undercoated, sanded with prod Total weight - Dan = 29kgs Side view of painted hull Hull with wings view from transom R603 - L3 Dan Leech and Sean Milner - Upwind from astern View of painted hull from bow R603 - L3 Dan Leech and Sean Milner - Upwind R603 - L3 Dan Leech and Sean Milner - Kite R603 - L3 Dan Leech and Sean Milner - Launching
Pictures of the new R Class Skiff L3 Hull Construction Mould/Hull Building images https://www.rclass.org/info/construction/leech-mkiii/pictures https://www.rclass.org/@@site-logo/logoLong.png Pictures of the new R Class Skiff L3 Hull Construction by linda — last modified 2006-03-06T22:18:56+13:00 Mould/Hull Building images Mould framing side view Mould framing rear view Mould framing front view Port mould painted and sanded viewed from transom Mould with planking front view Mould with planking Rear View Starboard transom quarter painted and sanded L3 viewed from above starboard of bow Starboard mould partially faired mould - buffed and waxed L3 viewed from just above starboard of bow Mould glassed and sanded, pushed together L3 3D hull animation Port mould painted and sanded viewed from bow Jess and glassed port mould view from bow L3 profile Foam after vacuum and curing with excess glue visible through scrim Sean and glassed and sanded mould prior to painting Jess and starboard mould viewed from bow Nuplex Industries Limited Logo L3 viewed from just above transom mould - buffed and waxed Hull with curved X frame and mast tube Dan ensuring the chines are void free Removing bubbles and wetting out carbon cloth Mould oblique transom view of sanded halves bolted together Mould glassed and sanded, pushed together transom view View from bow prior to removing from mould Bog wetout on hull, still needs to be worked evenly and excess removed, before foam applied Sean removing bubbles and ensuring cloth is wetted Starboard foam after vacuum Shaping foam with hot air gun Vacuum bag being evacuated Foredeck Amy lifting the L3 Sean laying peelply Front X frame (curved) and recess for wing tubes and rear X frame Front view of buffed and waxed moulds together Foam detail showing joins and chine Starboard mould buffed and waxed side view Setting up vacuum bag Rear tank sides Peelply all over hull prior to vacuum bag Foredeck on mould Centrecase and self tacker Carbon tube wing View of hull from bow, drain arch visible at transom Vacuuming inner skin Self tacker and cockpit Detail of drain arch Applying peelply to inner carbon skin King strut, xframe and rear tank sides Sean and Dan putting glue line on to attach foredeck Foil moulds, Sean (1.66m) included for scale, centreboard is 1.8m Detail of recess for x frame and wing tube Side view of x frame, king strut and centercase bracing Underside of centrecase slot Transom view of painted hull Foredeck glued on Hull with wings viewed from bow Back tank with top glued on Undercoated, sanded with prod Total weight - Dan = 29kgs Side view of painted hull Hull with wings view from transom R603 - L3 Dan Leech and Sean Milner - Upwind from astern View of painted hull from bow R603 - L3 Dan Leech and Sean Milner - Upwind R603 - L3 Dan Leech and Sean Milner - Kite R603 - L3 Dan Leech and Sean Milner - Launching
