Summer is here, I'm ready to start my next build. I picked up a couple of sails for cheap. As well I got the 460 aluminum mast. Now I need to decide what to do with these sails. I would really appreciate your comments and suggestions.

The pink sail is a 6.2m RushWinds custom. I think it is quite old given shape. It is in good condition.



This sail has camber inducers.


The other sail looks like it would have a good shape and be easy to cut, however, the mylar is in lousy shape.



Thanks, Brian

The blue one looks good enough to try as it is I think.

To me the pink one looks like it needs some of the luff curve taken out of it.

Best of luck with the Zooter. If you persist with it you might just turn it into something. Cheers.

Brian I would suggest you set it up on a LY and Study it carefully. The Unit and sail will tell you what to do. Me I have gone for Bottom Boom and I am about to POst a Pic' of my most recent re-cut.. It is in the Eye of the Beholder..
Ron

sabydent said...

would you take the bottom off to make it flat, so you could use a straight boom or just use a windsurfing boom?

Try a windsurfer boom first and see what happens. Should be cheap enough to get one.

Paul, I am a little confused as to what I would have to do. Do you mean something like this?

Thanks

If you're glassing in that lovely 'man room', put old boxes or something on the floor to catch spills, buy in industrial quantities of latex gloves, paper towel, and acetone Just added some bracing tubes onto my 'tub' and done a few gelcoat repairs and the mess is phenominal Gelcoat pigment is spooky in it's ability to move randomly everywhere at once. But go for it, I'd call it frustrating fun!

Looking good so far. Quick question - why the drop axles

Cheers Col

So Brian, Have you built any good bridges lately.. Perhaps if you ask nicely I will tell you about one I know of.
How's the summer hotting up for your Land Sailing???
Ron

Has anyone worked with a product called EcoPoxy? http://ecopoxysystemscanada.com/

It apparently is much nicer to work with as it is not toxic. I am going to give it a try when building my pod. Apparently, you can lay it directly on pink styrofoam.

I plan to make a pink styrofoam plug that I will then coat with fiberglass.

What do you think?

sabydent said...

Has anyone worked with a product called EcoPoxy? http://ecopoxysystemscanada.com/

It apparently is much nicer to work with as it is not toxic. I am going to give it a try when building my pod. Apparently, you can lay it directly on pink styrofoam.

I plan to make a pink styrofoam plug that I will then coat with fiberglass.

What do you think?

interesting to see how it works, no international details
how does the price compare
all the other info they gave had a sense of too good to be true

This stuff fascinates me.The cartrige spray-on foam for making molds and the styro spray might have some applications if readily available and not too expensive.

www.industrialpolymers.com/

go to products and check out the videos

I put s light dimmer switch on my old battery charger hooked the cables to a piece of stainless steel tig welding rod. It works like a charm for cutting foam.

I will post photos as I progress. I think this is going to be cool. I got started on my scroll saw for foam today. I am going to hook it up on my table saw so I can use the fence.

Brian

I got a chance to work on the seat this week. I started to add foam to the plywood base, using insulation foam. I carved the foam using a reciprocating saw, belt sander, rasp and a orbital sander.


This is the plug ready for glass. I covered the foam with tuck tape so I can hopefully remove the foam easily.


I started to put layers of glass on the pod. I am using epoxy resin, which is a treat to use as it does not stink up the house. Started at the underside. I put on two layers of woven mat. Sunday, I will flip it over and glass the top side.


Any suggestions as to the number of layers I should use?

Brian

given that it is a shell and the chassis will do all the work, 2 layers of woven might be just fine, as you are going to have some kind of fairing compound to get a nice outer finish that will help stiffen it. when the foam comes out you will probably want to put some reinforcing in the attachment points, and that would be tha time to add some small longitudinal ribs to stiffen the sides, also something to fatten the top edges where your body will come in contact