Making a fibreglass rowing boat hull at home from a boat mould 

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Ohh wow!! Where is your video so we can learn even more in detail?

I've bought more gel coat to mix up as a 'flow coat' which should provide a nice smooth finish. I also still need to kit it out with either a couple of benches or some luxurious seating (got an idea here). I'm making another video for that. Please subscribe to make sure you catch it (plus it's a free way if supporting me :-) ) Thanks

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where did you get the mold? How much did you pay for it?

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Thank you so much 😀

Hi Bill, They did indeed provide me with the advice. Thanks for your interest and compliments :-)

EBay :-) But I'll be looking to sell my one when I get around to it if you can collect from Norfolk UK (long shot lol)

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Haha! Good question! Don't miss the upcoming 'sea trials' video. Subscribe to be reminded (plus it's a free way of supporting me :-) ) Thanks

Hi, that was 1x gel coat then 1 x 300gsm chopped mat, 1 x 450gsm chopped mat, 1 x 300g roving and finally another 450gsm chopped mat. In a video I'm working on you'll get to see the hull turned into a kitted out boat where I plan to flow coat the inside for a nice luxurious finish (as opposed to just painting it). Please subscribe to my channel if you'd like to see this video. It's a free way of supporting me. Thanks, Danny

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Hi, I had a laptop failure and I've temporarily lost access to some of my videos. I made the top deck in essentially the same way: gel coat then matting. The plan was to lay it on the hull then wet some mat and join them together from within. This would be work exactly the same way as if you were joining the deck and hull together with sticky tape from within the boat if that makes sense? This is exactly the technique that had been used on a 12ft speedboat that I used to own. My plans no longer use the top deck as I've decided to go with a more traditional bent-wood gunnel approach. One more thought on joining the top deck if it helps you with your project though is that you could always glass in some strip wood around the top of the hull and then counter-sink screw the top deck into that for strength. For belt and braces you could then glass from within as described above as well. I've seen this approach used before. Good luck, Danny

Hi Mark, I've installed seats in the stern and middle and created a little anchor locker. I've also made a top deck which I decided not to use because I'm going to install steam bent gunnels. I've got some footage but nothing I can upload yet. Slow progress due to moving house and a change of setup. Would be happy to tell you more about my progress and ideas should you like? I also took it for a premature maiden voyage, which went well! 🙂

@@dannynorcott Thanks Danny. I'd be really interested to see your middle seat and how it's fixed. And the plate that fixes the rowlocks. Glad your launch went well, I'm hoping to be afloat in mine soon. I have the river at the bottom of my garden, so tempting. Thanks again.

It's hard to say because some areas are reinforced but id guess at about 6mm in the thinner places. I'm adding stone seats at present. They'll add a lot of rigidity to the hull. Looking forward to testing it. Stay tuned :-) Danny

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how would you propose to make it faster? How much man hours you would say this should take to be a good commercial venture?

Hi, I found it on Ebay, but there weren't many. It's a commercial grade mould hence I could make the timber frame which allows it to rotate. I'm thinking about selling it in the near future as we're hoping to move house. I'm based in Norfolk, UK. If that's any use to you, please message me. Danny

@@dannynorcott unfortunately I am based on Indonesia so I think the shipping cost would be same as the mold price 🙏 but thanks for the information and great video 👍 will be nice to see your boat on the water 😀

@@drafdev1480 lol. Thank you. Indeed I plan on making a video of the boat on the water both under engine power and being rowed. Just waiting for some better weather...

@@dannynorcott nice, can't wait 😀

Just trying to find an efficient way of laying it on without creating large air bubbles which can happen if it doesn't lay flat. Should this happen, then you end up with weaknesses. You can see me grinding/ cutting some out In between my layers so that I can regain proper lamination in those areas.

Hi, it probably represents about 18 hours of work which we spread over about 6 days. Thanks for your interest :-) Please subscribe to my channel if you'd like to see the follow up video that will turn this hull into a full boat.

Thanks for your interest. It's about 12' x 5'6". I was filming the fibreglassing of the seats today so please consider subscribing to make sure you don't miss the next video! :-) Danny

Embora não seja o que eu fiz - pesquisar online por "Planos de construção de barcos" traz alguns projetos interessantes. Se você puder encontrar um molde à venda, você sempre pode tentar copiar o que fiz em meu vídeo :-) Espero que o Google Translate tenha feito um bom trabalho ... Obrigado pelo seu interesse....

@@dannynorcott traduziu bem! Rsrs. Amigo! Já procurei mais não encontrei não. Queria um no estilo do seu.

I bought this one but I am considering making one for a future video. Just need to get my RU-vid channel going. Please subscribe if you'd like to support my efforts and see more videos like this. Thanks

Sure will!

Hi, it probably represents about 18 hours of work which we spread over about 6 days. Thanks for your interest :-)

Did you notice how thin the gel coat was?