Kiwi F12 Build Pics

another shot of the jig

Cutting the foam cores using templates

Cores joined together

Peel Ply and 1 layer of e-glass on melamine board (waxed)

wet out of first ply

Another ply added and resin applied

Roll up the 2nd ply

Place the cores on the 1st ply

roll out the 2nd ply

Add another layer of peel ply

Breather layer added, plastic sheet over the top, vacuum lines inserted (one either end), all edges sealed.

Vacuum turned on and and then you wait till its cured.

Will post more as the job progresses.

Cheers
RG

facinating!

WOW, excellent pictures RG...<img src=

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Hope you have a really flat floor with no humps or bumps...

Regards,
Bob

Another Update:

Roughly speaking, it has taken 1 day to cut the foam templates, cut the foam cores and join them and get 4 panels laid up (3 people). It took another 2 nights of 2-3 hours for 2 people to lay up another 4 panels per night. To separate and trim the panels took 2 people 1 day and get them ready to be tabbed in the jig. In total it took 4.6 sheets of foam to do all twelve hull panels for 2 hulls.

First pic is adding the cleats to the frames, these are hard wood so we can staple the hull panels in place. Do not staple into the MDF frames as after 2-3 boats the frames will start to fall apart.

Cheers
RG

Dry Fitting the panels....note the slits in the bottom panel....more on this later

Dry Fitting the bow

Be sure to tape the frames before you create a bog cove for the panel tapes, makes sure it comes out of the jig.

The slits in the bottom panel are so the panel can be curved into shape in the jig. After its in place and tabbed to the other panels, you fill the slits and glass over it. A grinder disk on edge was used to make the slits.

Thats it for now, with luck we will be able to show the finished half shells by next week sometime.

Looks like you are doing the Kelsall KISS procedure. Seems like a great way to do a set of foam/fiber hulls fast!

Very interesting. I had never heard of the guy, yet he lives just 30 minutes up the road from my parents.

http://www.kelsall.com/methods.html

Kelsall is one of the big ones in larger multihull designs. Been at it for a long time!

A couple of pics of the first 2 hull halves done, no bulkheads yet, just the hull panels tabbed together in the jig. We are shooting to have all 4 boats finished/launched at the same time.

Cheers
RG

All the cores for the other 3 boats.

How are things going? What are the latest on buying the plans?

Hi,
are there any pics of a complete hull finished?
Looks like an interesting design.

William

Update:
Billy & Grahame now have 4 half shells done (1 boat) and perhaps 1/3rd of the panels laid up for the other 3 boats they are doing. There are 12 panels plus bulkheads per boat, so when you can only layup 4 at a time, it tends to slow things down a bit.
With luck, Billy will post a pic of them holding a couple of hull halves together, thats about as close as you'll get to a finished hull pic.
Gato, apart from the Class fee of $50, the plans are free.

Cheers
RG

I like very much.

william