ski reinforcement

[ride-with-no-wheels]

i am getting ready to pull the motor and electrics out of my superjet to reinforce the sides and bottom. i was trying to find kevlar and carbon to do the sides and bottom. can anyone help me find this stuff. thanks for the help

 

[Boris]

http://www.uscomposites.com/hybrids.html

 

[hangtime]

Get out your wallet okey:

 

[mosquini]

While your motor is out you should send it to have some work done, I gutted my rn hull last night and there was no dry foam in it what soever. I stood it up on the tail and there was about half of a gallon that just drained out and the foam still has water in it. UHH! Full carb reinforcement here I come. I would guess it's gonna be like what, 5000-600 to do it right.

 

[ride-with-no-wheels]

friend is already building me a 790 motor to put in this boat. i am sending him the stock motor anc carb for the work

 

[WaveDemon]

don't do the bottom and don't over do the sides. people usually over reinforce their ski's the first time.

 

[ride-with-no-wheels]

hey boris

what do you recommend i use to reinforce. i was looking at the site you gave me and they have alot of choices there not sure what would do the bes

 

[ride-with-no-wheels]

hey thanks i will remember that. i was only planning on putting one layer on the bottom and maybe 2 to 3 layers on the side but i am going to sand when done

 

[FxOne]

blowsion pre-cut panels

http://www.blowsion.com/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=AWCO604

 

[Flat Brapp]

i used 1708 biaxial. one 6 inch layer to cover the cabosil mix in the bond line, then one full sheet.

 

[ride-with-no-wheels]

yeah i found the blowsion panels and after talking to andrew at blowsion i think i am going to buy the kit they have

 

[Hirschfelt]

I finished mine a month ago. I used the carbon from uscomposites. one sheet of 20 oz carbon some of the stress points I layed 11 oz on top. Carbon, epoxy, cups, sticks, 2 part foam w/ shipping was $275. Not bad in my opinion plus lots of extra. Also I have a 750 so my foam was not wet. But the foam I bought would be enough for an entire ski (2 part roughly $60 or $70). Its a great project. Make sure you get enough beer for build - you always run out.

 

[BruceSki]

yeah i found the blowsion panels and after talking to andrew at blowsion i think i am going to buy the kit they have

i bought this kit... works nice and is very easy comes with a small strip of carbon, a big strip of fiberglass and cabosil plus its all pre cut so you just get your epoxy ready and go to town.


i had some extra foam and glass lying around from after i finished my footholds and side reinforcement so i went ahead and reinforced under the handlepole bracket as well while everything was apart....

 

[WaveDemon]

one sheet of 20 oz carbon some of the stress points I layed 11 oz on top.

that is a lot of carbon. do you plan on dropping it off of a building or something?

 

[ride-with-no-wheels]

sounds great. i think i am going to do the sides and the bottom from the rear engine mounts back. and since i am converting it to the round nose hand pole so i will be reinforcing the handpole mounting area. once i get started i will post pics

 

[wydopen]

dont bother glassing the bottom..the nose is WAY more important

 

[ride-with-no-wheels]

yeah but if i land flat on the water witch has already happened i dont want to crack the bottom of the hull but i think i will do a little to the nose at the same time

 

[leprechaunjohn]

order some texilium it looks way better.

http://compositeenvisions.com/raw-fabric-cloth-2/hexcel-texalium-102/

 

[Crab]

dont bother glassing the bottom..the nose is WAY more important

I had to, mine had tons of spider cracks all around the motor mounts and all over, it was a hard ridden race boat.

 

[infamy]

don't do the bottom and don't over do the sides. people usually over reinforce their ski's the first time.

maybe so, but i would rather over reinforce than have to do it a second time because its not holding up (especially on a surf boat)