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"Glenn Ashmore" skrev i en meddelelse
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The best way to build two identical boats would be to make the station
molds out of a durable material (plywood rather than particle board) and
reuse them for the second boat.


Thanks Glenn,

Saw your website, exiting project you are doing there.

As you say on the site, boatbuilding isn't about money, it's about creating
something. I will not be satisfied unless my final result is looking fair
and shiny, like a pro build boat. Thus my thoughts about building a female
mold for the hull. But if an equal quality can be obtained by building a
male mold/plug and then fairing the outside of the hull to a pro result,
this could be a way of doing it. So this method also has to be considered by
me.

Can you tell me if i can expect as nice a result with your suggested method
as with a female mold and, in short, describe the methods/materials used to
achieve this. I fear, that fairing a hull build on a male mold is quite
demanding (sanding, filling and so on). Please tell me i'm wrong.

I still would like to read more about how to make a plug for building a
female mold, i.e. workprocess, materials etc. So if anyone has a link to
pages where this method is descibed, i still would like to study this before
desiding which way to go.

Thanks for your answers.

jlindberg