mr47

Thank you. This will be awesome to see how it's done. It nice also to see another MI performance boat builder!

Payton

Thank you for posting this. Great to see!

ratman

pls explain what hot coating is? thx, rm

ItsPeanut

You missed something. TOTALLY AWESOME. Love seeing a whole step by step process like this. Nice job Saber.

saber marine

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Hot Coating is a thin layer of resin, with a bit more catalyst in it, that is sprayed or brushed over the surface of the balsa core to seal the surface so the next layer of fiberglass resin doesn't soak into the balsa more than desired. The extra catalyst ensures it cures properly.
--- Doug

turbo rr

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Just curious...any reason why you chose balsa core over foam core?

Keith Atlanta

+1 on balsa rather than foam or PP honeycomb?

saber marine

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Stiffer, stronger core structure with Balsa's end-grain orientation, better impact strength. We use higher density core in the bottom and lighter density in the sides and deck.

--- Doug

turbo rr

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Ok I got ya. When I was redoing my transom a few people were talking about using some new composite material kind of like a foam but I went back to marine ply. My reasoning was strength and I feel like the wood would flex rather than break. Wasn't too sure about the other material.

saber marine

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Biaxial cloth over bottom balsa and chines onto sides. [ATTACH=CONFIG]507413[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]507414[/ATTACH]