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Gel Coat and Glass Work

I skip the technicalities, but the first step, after the mould is set up and prepared, is to spray in the gel coat.  Then the glass is laid up, followed by the vacuum bagged Divinycell PVC foam core below the water line. 

The gel coat for our boat was sprayed into the mould on February 15, 2005.  Glass work and vacuum bagging were finished around February 16.  To the right is a shot of the boat on February 15, with the Smoke White gel coat already sprayed in, ready for glasswork.

Here is a photo essay of the rest of the steps.

Here the Divinycell is going in.

Nice big bathtub, huh?

 

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