The project goes on and there's been good progress! this episode Mark starts constructing the Fuel tank from fibreglass and finishes off the cross members on the stringers.
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@Boatbrokerswa Жыл бұрын
Hey mate love the videos. Quick tip I thought of. When mixing cabosil and resin pop a ziplock sandwich bag into your mixing comtainer. Then mix your cabosil and resin in that. You can then snip off the end and use it as a kind of piping bag which saves time and consumables when coving. I roll it all into the corner with a bolt roller. Then I go over my coved corner with a small paintbrush to smooth it all out.
@ADVENTURES_ADRIFT Жыл бұрын
Thanks mate, I will keep that in mind for the next time I’m diving in a corner. Thanks again for watching 👍
@geoffstein3896 Жыл бұрын
Good to see another video mate and you back into 👍👍
@nathanvary748210 ай бұрын
Hey man got another tip u probably don’t need- I was having same issues with laminating over cured 450dbl bias with the longitudinal strands sitting on top of the cloth- I now use peel ply over almost all my laminations weather I’m laminating over it again or final lamination - I find for a hand layup the peel ply lays all the weave down uniform and also licks up any excess resin - the finish is amazing and fairing is far less painful
@hauolireeves9738 Жыл бұрын
Great video! Very informative. Nice work! Aloha from Hawaii.😎🤙🏽🙏🏽
@ADVENTURES_ADRIFT Жыл бұрын
Aloha mate! Thanks for watching 👍
@Fluid36 Жыл бұрын
Nice idea with the subfloor rather than using pipes.
@aidancargill9 ай бұрын
how do you keep the same bucket clean after putting so much resin through it? wouldnt acetone washing destroy the plastic?
@markhaines6034 Жыл бұрын
Hey Mate, your video couldn't come at a better time for me. Currently rebuilding a Caribbean Crusader I'm in North QLD, I'm also keen to make my own fuel tanks but they will be standalone tanks, Few questions. Which vinyl ester resin are you using for your fuel tanks and where did ya get it from?? Reason why I ask is cause I"m having trouble finding a vinyl ester that is compatible with petrol containing ethanol, even though our RULP contains no ethanol I'd like peace of mind If somehow e10 ends up in there as ethanol dissolves some vinyl esters and epoxy resins. Some of the the novalac vinyesters seem to be resistant. Trojan fiberglass sells a bisphenol vinylester which from what i read are not as good as novalac vinylester but still waiting to here back on that one. the other option I'm considering is coating with Caswell tank sealer which is a novalac epoxy. Interested to hear your thoughts.
@ADVENTURES_ADRIFT Жыл бұрын
Hi Mark, good name by the way! That is a very interesting question and you’ve certainly done way more research on the topic than myself. Firstly I get most of supplies from Fiberglass A/Asia Pty Ltd, a store in Sydney that has 40 odd years experience. They assured me the vinyl ester I purchased is suitable for use in fuel tanks. I’ll get back to you on the exact brand and make. I’ll also add that I have a friend who built a tank in 19r the same and he’s had no issues 4 odd years into using that boat, further to that Coota Craft build tanks in a similar fashion and I’m lead to believe they just use vinyl ester resin with one final coat of waxed resin over the whole tank before sealing off. This is covered in my next video which should be up within a week. You raise a good point about Ethanol, I personally would never put E10 in a boat but the potential is there. I do share your concerns about the tank degrading over time, I guess time will tell with mine now, I just sealed the lid off last night and plan of glassing the lid down today.
@ADVENTURES_ADRIFT Жыл бұрын
Swancor 901-TP VE is the resin I used Mark.
@markhaines6034 Жыл бұрын
@@ADVENTURES_ADRIFT Thanks Mate! I've found a data sheet for the swancor resin your using. looks like it's a bisphenol resin like the Trojan Fibreglass Vinylester. Still waiting to hear back from those guys about compatibility with e10 but if they're not keen I may give the Swancor stuff your using a go and then maybe still apply the coat of Caswell novalac epoxy inside. Keen to see your next video. One shit thing that worries me is if the politicians decide to mandate ethanol content in fuel in years to come like the UK and USA.
@markhaines6034 Жыл бұрын
Just had a response from Trojan about their vinylester - They were not able to guarantee it's use on fuel as it had not been tested for the purpose. Doesn't mean that it won't work though. Something else he mentioned witch you've talked about in your video "If you do use vinylester, you will need to ensure the resin has fully cured that will be in contact with the fuel. If you’re using a male mould for instance, the surface that’s in contact with the fuel will cure well from being in contact with the mould. If it’s a female mould, you’ll either need to vacuum bag it or use a wax in styrene solution. Wax in Styrene solution needs to be added carefully, and does not guarantee 100% surface cure. You’ll also want to flush the wax out with a non-polar solvent such as IPA. Your only other option would be to source a resin certified for fuel use, which will likely be a Novolac based resin. I’ve only seen one person in Australia use it, so I’m not sure how easy this will be to obtain." This was all a bit new to me. Only ever used epoxy.
@ADVENTURES_ADRIFT Жыл бұрын
Hey Mark, I just spoke to the supplier and he said that the Swancor VE is suitable for fuel tanks, manufactures don’t guarantee it for this purpose as they can’t control how the product is applied and the environmental’s at the time. Examples would be incorrect curing and applied in high humidity environments. Time will tell with my tank, worst case I cut the floor up and get a alloy tank welded up. Hopefully that never happens and if it does i hope it’s 10 years down the tract. As for Ethanol, given that it’s only 10% I’m not sure it will effect the resin. Good luck with your build mate and I hope it all works out.
@johncartelli7 ай бұрын
vinylester resin goos up if there is ethanol in your fuel...
@Fluid36 Жыл бұрын
Hey man, why aren't you using 1708 instead of having to use chop and double bias - halves the time and same result?
@ADVENTURES_ADRIFT Жыл бұрын
I asked my fibreglass supplier for some 1708 but they don’t stock it and said they get asked about once every 3 years for it. It doesn’t seem to be as common here in Australia as it is in the US. Plus it chews up heaps of resin and takes time to soak in.
@adamtolley57396 ай бұрын
Did your boat have a keel stringer ,if so is the price you put in going to be strong enough ,just trying g to work out my set up
@ADVENTURES_ADRIFT6 ай бұрын
It did have a keel stringer, I choose not to put one back in for two reasons. First being I layer a heap of glass in the keel and the glass from the stringers also overlapped inside the keel. Additionally the V in the hull is what gives the glass strength because of the angle and the additional glass I’m very confident it will be more than strong enough. Further to that I have 5 bulkheads between the stringers and the false floor. Plenty of boats don’t have keel stringers but if you’re worried just put one back in.
@Fluid36 Жыл бұрын
Any reason you are using waxed resin instead of flowcoat?
@ADVENTURES_ADRIFT Жыл бұрын
As I’m using Vinyl-ester resin it doesn’t need flow-coat due to Vinyl-ester resin being water proof. I won’t ever see under the fuel tank so no need for flow-coat.
@Fluid36 Жыл бұрын
@@ADVENTURES_ADRIFT Cool I use vinyl ester finish coat over the vinyl ester laminating resin to allow it to cure, its from Trojan Fiberglass, basically a waxed vinyl ester resin with pigment
@joveylndicdican1763 Жыл бұрын
What do you think the total cost was?
@ADVENTURES_ADRIFT Жыл бұрын
Hey mate, it’s hard estimate because I have purchased all my resin and glass in bulk. But if I was to have a stab I would think you could build a tank for around $1000 with stainless pipe work fabricated.