Team Seacats

I managed to squeak out a hull during the last several days. I vacuum bagged both halves using epoxy resin (I’m beginning to doubt the benefits of vacuum bagging these hulls in this situation), and got two pretty good halves. I glued them together along an external flange that will later be removed (I will probably join the future boats within the molds). For the purpose of verifying the correct amount of ballast, I thought it important to get the hull floating to determine if the waterline was where we thought it would be and that the CG for the ballast is correct. Good news; it’s right on the money. Now that I know a 4lb bulb is ideal, I’ll start the work on the lead mold and keel strut while I polish up this prototype. You’re probably wondering why the halves are different colors…well…I was experimenting with tints for resins for a feature yet to be announced….stay tuned.  The hull weight is just about at target at about 363 grams (.8 pounds) – durability really feels good.