Everest 1 Cherub

[Clive Everest]

I also managed to mould a carbon spinnaker hoop on some 32mm silicon tubing.

I filled the tubing with Hayling's finest sand, covered with carbon sock and epoxy and then formed to shape and consolidated with electrical heat shrink tubing.

I should have used slow hardener as the resin was setting quicker than the heat shrink was collapsing so it is not perfect, however I don't have slow hardener.

The silicone does not stick to the epoxy however it would not come out until I had worked some fairy liquid in.

[Graham Bridle]

Very nice !

[roland_trim]

Off to B&Q to buy a large search light and a stencil.
Hayling to now be referred to soley  as "Gotham SC".

Looking good Clive. Can't wait to see her on the water, and by the looks of it that won't be long. Is Mr A helping with the rig as well? Either way i get excited just looking at the shots.

[Clive Everest]

Roger Angell is going to do most of the remaining work including spar making.
He virtually sent me home on Friday, concerned that my impatient attempts to get it finished for the Bloody Mary might spoil it.

[phil_kirk]

Rushing to meet an almost impossible deadline can give you a boat which over it's life will take you more time to re-build than if you had done it properly the first time.

In my book the Bloody Mary is not a race to do when you are getting used to a new boat.  There is a lot of traffic and you need to be looking everywhere other than at the boat.

I may bring the ent this year.  I know it's cheating. 

[Graham Bridle]

Are you sure thats why he threw you out Clive? not because you ate all his cheese and drank all his red wine ?

[Clive Everest]

Rog Angell has been progressing the build.
Here are the boom bowsprit and trolley.
The bowsprit mandrel is plugged into a motor drive on the wall.
This can be used with a foot switch to step the mandrel round whilst laminating.
It has a lot of torque and is used to wind on 2 inch wide peel ply to bind the laminate.
The winch on the floor is for pulling the mandrel out. 20kN available.

[Torchy]

20kN = approx 1 elephant 

[Phil Alderson]

When I have been making tubes, I have often thought that a motor to turn the mandrel would be very useful.

[phil_kirk]

+1

I currently turn by hand whilst keeping tension on with the other hand.  On a pole I end up with cramp in my fingers from gripping the peal ply and shrink tape and pole for so long.

[Clive Everest]

wings, front flares and compression struts are going on:

[Clive Everest]

The patches on the wings and deck are where carbon plate has been set into the foam to take fittings.

Clive

[Stuberry]

Any chance we could see a photo of the underneath of the wing? I'm curious to see what structure is there.

[Tim Noyce]

2 very different boats being built, this is an exciting time.

Seems a shame to put fittings on such a nice lounging platform as they will be pretty uncomfortable to lie on!

[Clive Everest]

I want to keep the underneath of the wing as clean as possible so that any waves that hit it provide lift and not drag.
There is a 40mm 90 degree return on the edge of the wing.
This is formed by routing the bottom skin and foam, filling with bog and folding.
You can see this in the photo.
With a bit of extra laminate this should make the outer edge strong.
There will be an 8mm pultruded carbon tube set into the edge of the foam around the entire periphery of the boat.
The front corner of the wing is supported by the shroud and compression bar.
There is a strut at the transom supporting the back corner.
There will be a big kick bar running the full length of the wing which will add further rigidity, and separate the rear strut and the wing surface.
The front flare will have additional support from the jib track and the spinnaker hoop.