The first proa Rob built was sheet ply for the long hull, tortured ply for the short one. The second was bendy ply, stiff in one direction, flexible in the other until it was glassed. The next couple were strip planked. They were all messy, sticky, dusty, wasteful jobs requiring a lot of physical labour and a fair amount of skill. Continue reading “INTELLIGENT INFUSION”
AUGUST 2016
The final infusion on the windward hull is done (bridge deck curved bits). Stringers and beam bulkheads are in place. Continue reading “Custom 20m/65′ – NORWAY”
June 6th 2016
After spending the time to make a reusable mould, the crew at Ballotta started laying out the materials for half the lee hull and decks a week ago. Took 2-3 days to cut it and lay it all in place and a couple of hours to infuse it. Continue reading “CRUISER 60 – PERU”
Proas do not tack, they shunt – meaning they go in both directions sailing forward and… well, forward. Continue reading “SHUNTING”
