<div dir="ltr">I second that. I enjoy fabricating things, but fiberglass is an itchy smelly pain that refuses to reward effort with beauty. To retain my sanity I rationalize that my Soviet-style fiberglass pieces save me a lot of aggravation when they come into contact with rocks and docks, which inevitably happens every single time out. <div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Alec<br><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Sat, Dec 22, 2018 at 2:54 AM Alan via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">David,<br>
I built my ballast tanks so that they fitted snuggly against my hull.<br>
I did this by putting vaseline (I think) on the hull & then plastic food wrap<br>
over this, then laid up on to the food wrap. You would think I would have<br>
got a perfect match doing this but due to shrinkage, warpage, whatever<br>
I didn't. So warning, warning... It may pay to seek out another professional<br>
if you aren't 100% confident. I know you'll be wanting a perfect finish!<br>
Cheers Alan<br>
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> On 22/12/2018, at 8:03 PM, David Colombo via Personal_Submersibles <<a href="mailto:personal_submersibles@psubs.org" target="_blank">personal_submersibles@psubs.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Hi guys, well I got some disappointing news today. I was trying to convince my fiberglass fabricator to give me a few hours use of their cnc machine, knowing that they were extremely busy. Turns out they will be tied up for the next two years building a particular project. So looks like I will be building a plug mold myself. Good thing I had my 3d model cut cnc plywd rib sections every 12 inches last year and are hanging in the shop. Tomorrow I will be building a flat work table to begin setting the stations and starting the boat building process. <br>
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> David<br>
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