SPORTSMAN 38:

 

CONSTRUCTION UPDATES ON THE SPORTSMAN 38, START TO FINISH:

  • 04/01/19 -Fairing the hull interior and applying interior gel coat. 
  • 03/18/19 - Hull came out of the mold.
  • 03/11/19 Stringers & bulkheads installed. The black area you see on the bulkhead is high density foam for screwing and bolting in fixtures.
  • 03/08/19 -Hull infusion complete!
  • 03/01/19 -Resin is channeled out through the tubing into the layers of fiberglass and core-cell. This is what we call INFUSION!!!
  • 2/25/19 - Vaccum bag is applied and the pump pulls all of the air out. More tubing and t-fittings are installed on the outside of the bag.
  • 02/22/19 - Our bathtub transformed into a yellow submarine.
    • Yellow compaflex material is applied and acts as a flow media for infusion. Resin flow tubing is also installed.
  • 02/20/19 - Matte skin coat over gelcoat.
  • 02/15/19 -Fit Core-Cell in hull and started building the superstructure mold.
  • 02/10/19 -Vacuum infusion of bulkheads and stringers.
  • 02/05/19 - Our sleek gray Dolphin looks like a giant bathtub now.
    • The inside of hte mold was sprayed with a blowcoat-gelcoat, this gives us a surface to walk on so we can make our fiberglass and core-cell patterns. Once that's complete, we then blow the gelcoat out of the mold, which helps us detect and repair any areas that may not release.
  • 01/11/19 - Our spotted cow turns into a sleek gray Dolphin.
    • We sprayed the inside of the mold with Duratch Primer, then sand it out to make a smooth surface.
  • 01/08/19 -  At this point she looks like a spotted cow, so we call her Betsey.
    • The mold is fiberglassed on the inside with 6 ounch cloth and resin. The pink stuff you see in the photos is fairing compound. 
  • 11/16/18 - Mold construction is almost completed
  • 11/07/18 - Whats really inside the layers of the hull? Also known as, a composite sandwich?
    • Layers of E-glass based laminates
    • Core-Cell M100 impact resistant structural foam
    • E-glass based laminates for strenght & stiffness
    • All materials are joined with Urethane Acrylate Resin (vacuum infusion)
    • Completed "composite sandwich" - a light weight, but robust hull; made with modern materials & processing techniques