Showing posts with label deck molds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label deck molds. Show all posts

Sunday, May 25, 2014

SUP deck mold

We stripped the mold off the plug.
This afternoon we trimmed the rough edge and sanded it as well.
The mold looks great.  We will go over it with 1500 grit paper wet then re buff to get rid of the PVA texture.
We added a stringer in the mold on the centerline, but since the profile is thin it still has some flex in it.  We will place the mold back on top of the hull mold and add a rigid frame to it.
Here are some photos of the deck mold:




Saturday, May 24, 2014

Deck Mold: glass work

We added the layers of glass to the gel coated mold.
After the resin cured to the touch, we moved the whole shebang out to the mid-day sun.
UV light really speeds up the hard curing of resin.
We plan on stripping the mold off the deck plug tonight.

Curing with Mr. Sun.  The edge of the mold will get cut and sanded so it has a nice edge.

This photo shows the two half molds together.
The board will float in this trim, but 3 or 4 inches lower.

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Deck Molds for the SUP

The hull, nose and tail of the Sea State SUP will be made of gel coated fiberglass.  The remainder of the deck will be wood strip construction.
The deck molds popped off of the plugs with little effort!
They have a smooth finish and only require a little finish work on one edge of the bow deck mold.
We got a call from our material supplier.  Our new barrel of resin is in.  495 pounds of liquid parts.
The first kits will be ready in a week.