Guys sorry been away for a breif period. We are still working out the fine details with the 14ft tdb classic so we decided to move on with another boat and do double duty this way. This time the new TDB Blackjack. AKA AA old armstrong boat. Thought you might like to see how were building it.
To bring up up to speed since we didnt take any early pictures of the build. We are building the Blackjack using csm and 2408 biaxial. All hand laid as will be all the boats. We chose to build the stringers from HD foam and then glassed them to the hull and covered with resin and 2408 as well. Now that you can picture whats taking place here is an update.
Here is a sneak peak at progression:tu
We are skipping around here so we dont take 2 hrs to show the process. I think you will get the idea:tu
The molds sprayed up with gelcoat.
Next the liner has been put in place and glued to the hull. Note the thickness of the liner. Its aproximatley 1/2" thick and strong as hell.
Here is a shot of the side of the liner where it is glued to the hull. After this cures we then glass the hull and liner using 2408 bixial cloth as well.
This shot is of the 1" core HD transom foam and how its glassed with 2408 Biaxial and the liner joint being glued to the transom core.
This is where things start looking amazing. Please not that all the foam chambers are now full of floatation foam. There is 3 cubic feet of foam in the transom pods and 2.8 cubic feet down both the port and starboard side of the boat. The real show stopper here is the liner hull area where they meet. IF you look back at picture 2 you will see this area and what it looks like after being glued. This is what it looks like after we seal it using milled fibers poly resin and gelcoat. A perfect color match and a smooth seam that makes the liner part of the boat.
And a close up of the transom. remember the hull is three layers of 2408 biaxial cloth and 1" HD foam core that is then covered in 2408 biaxial cloth. Then the Liner forms to the Transom for strength and then you have this.
So there you have it. A short teaser on how we are building the new TDB Black Jack. More to come as we finish the build. Next installing hardware, wiring and putting the deck on. Then to a scale to see what she weighs. I can tell you this. there is no flex anywhere in this boat. Its super super strong. I guestimate it at 300lbs.
To bring up up to speed since we didnt take any early pictures of the build. We are building the Blackjack using csm and 2408 biaxial. All hand laid as will be all the boats. We chose to build the stringers from HD foam and then glassed them to the hull and covered with resin and 2408 as well. Now that you can picture whats taking place here is an update.
Here is a sneak peak at progression:tu
We are skipping around here so we dont take 2 hrs to show the process. I think you will get the idea:tu
The molds sprayed up with gelcoat.
Next the liner has been put in place and glued to the hull. Note the thickness of the liner. Its aproximatley 1/2" thick and strong as hell.
Here is a shot of the side of the liner where it is glued to the hull. After this cures we then glass the hull and liner using 2408 bixial cloth as well.
This shot is of the 1" core HD transom foam and how its glassed with 2408 Biaxial and the liner joint being glued to the transom core.
This is where things start looking amazing. Please not that all the foam chambers are now full of floatation foam. There is 3 cubic feet of foam in the transom pods and 2.8 cubic feet down both the port and starboard side of the boat. The real show stopper here is the liner hull area where they meet. IF you look back at picture 2 you will see this area and what it looks like after being glued. This is what it looks like after we seal it using milled fibers poly resin and gelcoat. A perfect color match and a smooth seam that makes the liner part of the boat.
And a close up of the transom. remember the hull is three layers of 2408 biaxial cloth and 1" HD foam core that is then covered in 2408 biaxial cloth. Then the Liner forms to the Transom for strength and then you have this.
So there you have it. A short teaser on how we are building the new TDB Black Jack. More to come as we finish the build. Next installing hardware, wiring and putting the deck on. Then to a scale to see what she weighs. I can tell you this. there is no flex anywhere in this boat. Its super super strong. I guestimate it at 300lbs.
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