seamed too easy Ross. I think I could do it ....lol... That's the mark of a master at work. You make it look simple, but I bet if I tried to de-mould it would take me all day...
When I was a children, younger than a fart, I used to watch a few fella's molding/glassing a fishing boat, v-hull, and they never did all that fancy do-dadly that's done nowadays or used the material used today, now I know why there boats crashed and shattered when they hit a rock..Nice bit of edumacating Ross, now I can go forward and wait for the next installment !!
Not especially interested in making a kayak but I enjoy watching you so much On The Hulls that I followed you over here and il equally entertained. And I’m learning a new skill too 😊. Thanks
Really enjoying the learning here. Never going to do this stuff, but I absolutely find it fascinating. Also, you're looking quite buff these days, lad. Good on ya.
Hey, Im lovin the new Chanel I have been a long subber on the cat channel and I got to tell you as much as I like it big boats aren't my thing I am a small boat moulder completely self-taught and live in Thailand. although I have been at it a while this new chanel really helps. Ii will out sub the other channel because it is instructional what people need. Hope you have the time to keep it up it will grow exponentially Cheers.
What a fantastic series. After decades of pain (and pleasure) making kayaks as a hobby, Ross has solved all my problems in a couple of hours, so I'm watching for the second time. Hats off to your skill and generosity. Alan j
This is fantastic I started making a surf kayak from scratch still making the plug at the moment you have answered so many questions I had going round in my head thanks Ross
When my dad and I built a fishing boat back in the late 1950s, early 1960s, We glassed it. No gel coats, nothing special, and it worked fine, but looked like hell warmed over. We decided a couple of years later to build another one, and did a bit better job, but the process of doing a mold and laying the glass in was a mystery. Not so much now. Thanks for a very informative vid. Regards, Solomon
Hi Ross, very much enjoying your videos lately. I build composite Remote Controlled Sailplanes, and whilst I use epoxies rather than polyesters, there is a practice I use that you might find useful. In a fuselage or a hollow-moulded wing, we always have a layer of glass on top of a carbon layer. Sometimes the glass is only 26gsm, but more typically is 48 or 100gsm. The thinking is that if put under sufficient pressure, the carbon fibres can "splinter" if they are the top layer. A final glass layer simply keeps the carbon "captured" so to speak in that event. I could imagine that even a small splinter of carbon would be uncomfortable if it came up on the floor of the kayak. Anyway, just a thought mate. Cheers, Steve.
Always nice to see the Master at work. :-) Have you ever tried other fabrics like Dynel or Basalt? IIRC Dynel is great for abrasion resistance. I've used Basalt a few times on my boat and it is a joy to work with especially with epoxy. Thnx for posting Rosco. Cheers Mate.
Very interesting and well presented. Why not leave the boxes free of gel coat so they bond better to the resin and fiber layers? I am assuming that gel coat is less structural but it is only a guess.
Always nice to hear your explanations Ross, your appreciation for your job is plain to see, and you communicate it in a way that makes a pleasure of viewing ! One question : why aren't those fin boxes narrower at the bottom than the top, it would make it impossible for them to separate wouldn't it ? Unless it's not an issue of course...
Great 👍 Where’s the 1st episode? Any videos on how to make the plug and Mold? I really would like to make a composite surf kayak for my local river surf spots
I'm so glad I've stumbled across your channel! I've been wanting to build my own surf kayak from a mold for years but never took the plunge, it's so nice to see it step by step on how to do it, I'm feeling a lot more confident now! I was quite surprised however how little reinforcement the hull needed, after doing a few test samples I thought it would need a lot more carbon (as appose to fibreglass) to be strong enough? I thought I would need at least two layers of carbon and at least two layers of Kevlar 🤔,How does this lay-up hold up to knocks and scrapes? Keep up the good work 👍🏼
Hi Ross. Great video. Quick question. On the cat, you use "Flow Coat" in the bilges, why not use gelcoat? Or better, what's the difference between the two? Cheers
@@thecompositesshop Hmm too bad, but of course the demand will go down for a while. Maybe you should start to manufacture PAPR respirator helmets :) Cheers!
@@thecompositesshop I'd like to build one that is like a mixture of functional protective gear and cosplay helmet :) Something that is fitted to my head size and can be worn really effortlessly. Maybe 3D print a fitting mold or "core" for a lamination. And apparently the difference between a CAPR and PAPR is that the filtration unit is on the helmet itself. Of course what is mostly needed is just large volume of simple facepieces and glasses / face shields.
