Last hull with new gelcoat

The first hulls sticked to the mould a little bit and ther was some damage. I repaired the damage but I got a hint to use other gelcoat. The gelcoat is the first layer applied to the mold. The outher layer of the hull when de-moulded.
Now I used transparant gelcoat with pigmentpaste for colour. Everythin went oke now and I could demould the hull without any problems.

More hulls build

In the meanwhile I have build one more casco of the trawler. I had some problems with the hull sticking on the mould but I got a tip how to prevend this. I ordered clear gelcoat with red pigment paste. The clear gelcoat should not stick to the white gelcoat of the mold.

Here is a new casco laminated in the mould. You can also see thee mould being made for the spraydeck. I hope to un-mould the casco tomorrow.

Spraydeck mold

Today I finished the mold for the spraydeck. I applyed lots of layers of moldwax and the part is now shining like carpaint. Tomorrow I will get the new gellcoat I ordered. I got a hint from a experienced moldbuilder to use other gellcaot to prevent the mold sticking to the laminated part. So next time hopefully a product without damage.

First product from the moulds

In the molds I created earlier I laminated a new shiphull. 300 grams of polyester and 450-grams glasfiber. It went oke but unfortunately there is a little damage. Luckily I was able to fix this and now I have a nice light weight hull. Now there are to more hulls to laminate so I can go on building

Self inflatable Liferafts

Today I finished the Self Inflatable Liferafts. I remeber my father (who was a fisherman) called them dinkys. It has two plastic shells which are bond together and in between is the liferaft. The liferaft is stored in a steel cage which can be tilted over to release the raft in the sea. In the water the  raft inflates and a rope keeps the raft close to the ship.A picture of a raft


Soldering the cages






The rafts. I made on to use it as a mould and then I casted more in PU resin.


With some decals




And this is how they will be on the ship. Two rafts on each ship


Kind Regards, Kees

The moulds are ready.....Yes!

Today I did the last things to the polyester mold. I cut all the edges sanded and everything. Then it was time to find out if both halves of the mold wanted to separate. First I very carefully put a chisel between the halves and into the gap I tapped wooden wedges. It took some time and effort but suddenly The first halve separated from the wooden hull and after some tapping the other half released.
I am very happy because it was quite a lot of work and it was very exciting if everything would work the way I wanted.

Here some pictures from begin till now






















Released parts