| Hoversite 2003 |
| Page 2 - Construction Begins... |
Day One:
With the team
assembled, we set to
work on "the deck".
That's me in the
background cutting
foam, my father-in-law
is holding the string,
and the kids are -- what
else -- watching!
My son Mike is the one
in the tropical shorts.
assembled, we set to
work on "the deck".
That's me in the
background cutting
foam, my father-in-law
is holding the string,
and the kids are -- what
else -- watching!
My son Mike is the one
in the tropical shorts.
| In our first experience with vacuum bagging, we successfully glue the two deck halves together. Using a bathroom scale to check the vacuum, we were amazed to see it reading 120 Lbs. with nothing on it but a sheet of plastic! |
Day Three:
With the 1 sq-ft scale reading 95 Lbs, total force pressing the two halves together is 8000 lbs!
Duct tape is used to hold the skirt-attach-strip in place while the epoxy cures.
Shaping the foam bottom.
Vacuum test: scale reads 120 pounds!
The last vacuum bagging -- bottom foam and plywood.
The wood deck after vacuum bagging.
That quilt under the plastic was hand-made by my wife,
Nancy. She says that was her contribution to the project!
Nancy. She says that was her contribution to the project!
Contact me:
Days 5 and 6:
Fortunately, the blueprints weren't too bad, and with some help
from photos and chat on the Internet, we launched right in...
from photos and chat on the Internet, we launched right in...
| We left the shop-vac running for eight hours to allow the epoxy to cure. |