I built that nearly 20 Years Ago, We had a couple epoxy systems then but the vinylester gave me everything I needed with the Airex, like Excellent impact resistance and a very good climbing drum peel (CDP) with epoxy ,the bonding is strictly mechanical while the ester based resin there is some chemical interaction with the core. ,Btw that boat was @ 1200# lighter than a production 33. Note I love Epoxies and work with them whenever I can.

If Powerplay was still open today ,Danny would be using the epoxies as he was at the end of the line for the ester resins and was demanding more profile control than they could offer (we had many conversations on this) Now all that said ,a lot of the Race Effort went back into the production line, the Bagging full sheets,scale work and ETC.

The weight was about perfect for the design/shape and The Boss was very happy with the way it ran. I could have removed more weight but we were in the Mid 1800# Range with the H&D then.

Thanks for asking.

wasnt ever questiong you steve. knew you had the answer and there would be a perfect explanation like always. thank you for the info. :drink:

No problem, You are "Family" LOL

I think it's because of Powerplay's reputation as a basically unbreakable boat, and Steve1's reputation as one of the top glass men in the business.

I've been in this thread many times gleaning knowledge. I know that doesn't make up for lack of hands-on boatbuilding skills, but at least now I can talk about it without sounding like an uneducated nincompoop.

What's that line about putting lipstick on a pig?

while removing the current paint from my boat, look what I found hiding beneath.......

302 ,You can see that on the bow here, when it was on display at the Miami Beach Boat Show.


http://i52.tinypic.com/20qk9v.jpg

302, lets see some more of your boat!

Was someone on here looking for a 28?

http://miami.craigslist.org/pbc/boa/2074836834.html

how does cleaver props works on powerplay 25 with O/B ?