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I use 10mm PVC foam (60kg/m3), and if I don't make ribs, I will use vacuum bagging to get air out. Of course I can use vacuum bagging...

I’ve done it both ways, football foam only and football with ribs. For my usage, the ribs are overkill. There’s plenty of added...

I've only made one boat with a foam core and I also wondered if I should do foam ribs or not. My boat was relatively small and would not...

Today I get canoe out of plug, in the beginning it feels like this won't ever come out, but I take it slowly and use almost 1,5 hours to...

It looks very good so far. I am always disappointed with how much resin it takes for carbon and Kevlar if not infused or vacuum bagged...

Yes, that was my experience as well. I also had difficulty removing the excess resin that would get trapped in the bottom layer without...

It looks a lot like mine. Like Alan, I feel a little better knowing that I'm not the only one. Looking good to me but I'm not ready to...

Looking forward to the results. For a big boat like the lamoille and a homebuild getting a hull onder 10 kg is great to me. better a...

The hull will get more weight, when I add core foam and inner carbon layer, if this is under 14 kilos without trim I am happy. Or not...

I laminate both layers in same time, and it was not as easy as in my two sample laminatings what I made earlier. Smaller part were easy...

It was long wait to get carbon fibres fron Germany to Finland. I don't find 150 cm wide carbon fabric from my local shop, so I must...

Maybe I will add glass layer in stern and bow, just for skidplate. As I know one finnish kayak repair shop, they use only glass when...

I have Nelo Inuk kayak in E layup, its honeycomb structure, carbon in outside. And with it I have made some hard landings as you are...

I made a second trial lamination, I use infusion epoxy in this trial, and it seems to be better in my workshops temperature. Its only 15...

In FInland open canoes are not as popular than kayaks. I have used both, but in the last 2-3 years I have paddled mainly with canoes. In...