Chris, thanks for posting the pictures. And to Kip for taking them. Kip Combs sad he would continue to take and post pictures during the build process.
I sent the pictures to Chris in the wrong order, but I'll tell what the pictures show.
#1. The deck mold with the first couple of layers of lamination.
#2. The hull mold has been sprayed with the final gel color and is ready for lamination.
#3. The deck hull is complete and ready to be pulled from the mold. The balsa core has been added. Note the lifting blocks on the front and back used to pull the deck from the mold. They will later be removed. The cylinders are glassed in for the control and steering cables. The edges of the the deck has been trimmed of the excess glass/resin.
#4. The hull still in the mold with the first couple of layers of lamination. Notice that the hull strakes have been filled with a resin based putty.
#5. The hull after the balsa core has been added.
#6. The deck removed from the mold. The lifting blocks have been cut out.
#7. A first look at the colors. It's hard to tell in the pictures, but there is a mist of silver metal flake in the red and black gel. It should look nice in the sun.
#8. The transom, floor and stringers are being glassed into the hull. Later, the voids will be filled with flotation foam.
Pictures in the "Workin hard at the factory..." post.
#1. A box style stringer/ transom has been glassed and puttied into place. It looks stout enough for a Merc 300x. The void in the middle is for the gas tank.
#2. An "out of focus" transom shot.
#3. The bow section of the floor and ski locker is in place. The wedges on the right side of the picture are the foot rests.
#4. Another transom shot.
#5. The deck out of the mold and flipped over.
#6. A strern deck shot.
#7. Close up of deck graphics. The workers have circled areas that will be wet sanded before the whole deck is buffed. Notice the 4 "ticks" left of the graphics. They are in the mold and are used to align deck hardware (bow lights, cleats, etc).
#8. Bow view. Kip Combs tried to talk me into adding graphics on the bow. I wish I would have, it looks a little plain on the bow.
#9. Deck graphics.
#10. A 240ZT and a 260ZT hulls.
#11. A Pulsare 1600 w/ a Mercury 125. I like the "flame" graphics.
#12. A Pulsare 2100 w/ a 3.0L Mercury 225EFI.
#13. Stern shot of the 1600 Pulsare.
#14. A yellow Pulsare 1600.
#15. Exterior shot of the 1600. What a fun little boat that would be w/ a 150XR Mercury.
I sent the pictures to Chris in the wrong order, but I'll tell what the pictures show.
#1. The deck mold with the first couple of layers of lamination.
#2. The hull mold has been sprayed with the final gel color and is ready for lamination.
#3. The deck hull is complete and ready to be pulled from the mold. The balsa core has been added. Note the lifting blocks on the front and back used to pull the deck from the mold. They will later be removed. The cylinders are glassed in for the control and steering cables. The edges of the the deck has been trimmed of the excess glass/resin.
#4. The hull still in the mold with the first couple of layers of lamination. Notice that the hull strakes have been filled with a resin based putty.
#5. The hull after the balsa core has been added.
#6. The deck removed from the mold. The lifting blocks have been cut out.
#7. A first look at the colors. It's hard to tell in the pictures, but there is a mist of silver metal flake in the red and black gel. It should look nice in the sun.
#8. The transom, floor and stringers are being glassed into the hull. Later, the voids will be filled with flotation foam.
Pictures in the "Workin hard at the factory..." post.
#1. A box style stringer/ transom has been glassed and puttied into place. It looks stout enough for a Merc 300x. The void in the middle is for the gas tank.
#2. An "out of focus" transom shot.
#3. The bow section of the floor and ski locker is in place. The wedges on the right side of the picture are the foot rests.
#4. Another transom shot.
#5. The deck out of the mold and flipped over.
#6. A strern deck shot.
#7. Close up of deck graphics. The workers have circled areas that will be wet sanded before the whole deck is buffed. Notice the 4 "ticks" left of the graphics. They are in the mold and are used to align deck hardware (bow lights, cleats, etc).
#8. Bow view. Kip Combs tried to talk me into adding graphics on the bow. I wish I would have, it looks a little plain on the bow.
#9. Deck graphics.
#10. A 240ZT and a 260ZT hulls.
#11. A Pulsare 1600 w/ a Mercury 125. I like the "flame" graphics.
#12. A Pulsare 2100 w/ a 3.0L Mercury 225EFI.
#13. Stern shot of the 1600 Pulsare.
#14. A yellow Pulsare 1600.
#15. Exterior shot of the 1600. What a fun little boat that would be w/ a 150XR Mercury.
