No 3d printed parts, all machined from different thickness pieces of plastic and then welded together. I am looking forward to acquire a semi...
Some progress on the rudder, boom and tiller. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Working on a design for the floor. 18mm plywood [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
it´s called Voronoi pattern, i did it to reduce a little bit of weight and of course to make it look interesting.
It weighs 65kg, only the plastic.
Lake trials are done, the boat handles very well for a newbie like myself, there´s some minor tweaks to be done but i am really happy with the...
boat is almost done[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
An experienced welder is doing the job, not his first hdpe boat, but his first sailboat! The welding gun that you see in the pictures is only for...
yes, i was thinking to use these cheap swimming pool foam tubes all along, also some straps will be necessary and maybe a floor to not step on the...
So it has passed some time but better late than never, here are some pictures of 1 day of plastic welding. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
try freeship, it´s a very solid software for at least designing the hull
Hi Will, good observation. Actually the original design it´s made in plywood the way you say but since i changed to plastic, which bends with...
HDPE is a thermoplastic that can be welded with a special heatgun, there are many boats made of HDPE just google tideman boats or skarsvaag boats....
Hard to tell but a 2.000 x 4000 x 15mm HDPE sheet cost me 566 euros plus shipping 2 years ago, where you can fit 2 complete kits of the ribs.
Hi, i will be uploading pictures of the progress of the building. The boat is being build entirely in welded HDPE sheets of 15, 8 and 6mm of...
