Time to make molds!
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- Starting with the nose. Seal around the bottom with clay.
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- Overview of the nose with clay dam and parting board
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- Gelcoat applied
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- Fitting fiberglass mat
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- Fiberglass cloth and polyester resin applied
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- Parting board removed
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- Bottom fiberglassed to form the second half of the mold
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- Separating the mold halves
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- Bottom Half
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- Top half
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- Tail, mold split marked with duct tape
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- Grey gelcoat used because the buck is black
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- Pre-cutting the fiberglass mat
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- Fiberglass mat staged to laminate the second pass
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- Lamination finished
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- Mold separated
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- Right sidepod with split line marked
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- Gelcoat applied
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- Fiberglass “lock layer” applied over gelcoat
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- Test fitting more fiberglass mat
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- Spiral plastic tubing used for mold stiffeners
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- Final fiberglass mat applied
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- Mold released
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- Body buck after mold was removed.
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