Been so busy with the projects that I forgot about the annual holiday discount. Any interest in it this year? I think I have been doing that for some 7 years now.
Let me know if anyone was ready to purchase plans.
Gecko Amas
I would recognize those amas anywhere. In a better workshop than I ever had.
Second Passenger Ferry Almost Ready in Uganda
Unit 2, Blubird, is almost ready for launch. Plywood/epoxy CM construction as was unit #1. Earthwise Ferries.
Surveyor
I was introduced to the surveyor. The surveyor, Matt asked if I knew his father, Robert Harris? Robert Harris wrote Racing Cruising and Trimarans, the book that got me started in this. Robert also helped me with a deadbeat customer and the courts once. Yes! What a great surprise. Great surveyor too. Matt Harris. www.harrismarinesurveys.com
And the book. I need to take a better pic than I found online.
Haulout and Survey
I went up last week to the haulout of the KHSD 36′ daycharter cat in Bellingham, for survey. It looks like it might be sold.
J D’s 30′ Cat Launch Part 2 & 3
Whole Lot of Postings
I have a half dozen postings that I can think of, but I seem to be under multiple deadlines by everybody, so the postings have to wait. Maybe tomorrow or Friday.
JD’s Launch Now On Youtubes!
Part 1. Of 3.
Jim Dory had his launch on VHS before, but he recently made it live there on the tubes. His 30′ CM catamaran. Up in Nome, Alaska.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/2A8Lo3QyYBQ
GRP Guru
Reminding everybody that my friend Andre is a composites resource and has classes available. Pretty cool he grabbed that website name too. http://www.grpguru.com/
Discontinued and Odd Lots Glass, Carbon, and the Fabric Whose Name Shall Not Be Spoken
Here is the first armload of fabric ends for my builders. Let me know if any looks like what you want.
| FABRICS INVENTORY OCTOBER 2014 | |||||
| PRODUCT | DESCRIPTION | AREAL WEIGHT | ROLL WIDTH | TOTAL WEIGHT | |
| FIBERGLASS | Rolls are typically between 150 and 250 lbs each with 9 rolls per pallet | ||||
| Roll price $0.75/lb Pallet price $0.50/lb | |||||
| X1300 | BIAX STITCHED+- 45° | 13 oz | 50 | > 5,000 lbs | |
| for Polyester/ Vinylester | |||||
| WF1800 | UNI 90° for EPOXY | 41 OZ | 50 | 1414 | |
| 500+ lbs rolls! | |||||
| C3000 | Uni stitched | 30 oz | 50 | 1403 | |
| C5500 | Uni stitched | 55 oz | 50 | 2745 | |
| 450 | |||||
| NEMPC 1708 | BONDING TAPE | 17 oz + 8 oz | 8 | 626 | |
| BIAX STITCHED+- 45° | 519 | ||||
| F1802 | PLAIN WOVEN TAPE | 6 oz | 6 | 651 | |
| for finishing off joints | |||||
| and taped areas | |||||
| U614 | CFM 2oz | 18 oz | 51 | 900 | |
| U614 | CFM .75 oz | 6.75 oz | 72 | 200 | |
| ECM 3610 | Stitched 0-90 with mat | 36 oz + 10 oz | 30 | 150 | |
| Q4700 | QUAD | 47 oz | 50 | 120 | |
| CFM 2415 | Stitched 0-90° with CFM backing | 24 oz+ 15 oz | 50 | 208 | |
| WR 2400 | WOVEN ROVING | 24 oz | 50 | 450 | |
| WR 2400 B | BALLISTIC woven roving | 24 oz | 50 | 400 | |
| F1802 | WOVEN TAPE | 24 oz | 50 | 600 | |
| DBX 2400 | Stitched +- 45 | 24 oz | 50 | 200 | |
| QM4008 | QUAD | 40 oz + 8 oz | 50 | 341 | |
| EXM1208 | BIAX STITCHED+- 45° | 12 oz + 8 oz | 50 | 1347 | |
| CM3208 | Stitched 0-90° with mat | 32 oz + 8 oz | 50 | 400 | |
| PPG 2002-1650 | INPUT ROVING type 30 | N/A | Pallet #1 | 2009 | |
| for winding or weaving | Pallet #2 | 1964 | |||
| KEVLAR HYBRID | |||||
| Roll Price $ 5.00 lb. Pallet price $4.00/lb | |||||
| N526 | 32.86 OZ WOVEN 8H | 32 oz + 8 oz | 50 | > 10,000 lbs | |
| WITH CSM STITCHED | |||||
| 50% glass/50% kevlar | |||||
| CARBON | |||||
| Roll Price $ 6.00/lb | |||||
| CBX300 | BIAX STITCHED +- 45 | 9 oz | 50 | 860 | |
| CBX800 | BIAX STITCHED +- 45 | 24oz | 50 | 2,130 | |
| KT420 | 12K PLAIN WOVEN | 12 oz | 50 | 802 | |
| RE670 | 12K TWILL | 20 oz | 50 | 360 |