Nomad Willy
Guru
A cold molded boat is about the most sophisticated hull made. Extremely strong and light. There have been many high tech very high performance sailboats made this way.
I had a Sumnercraft that was wood and glass but it was not cold molded. It was of "sandwich" construction. In the past it was common to FG a wood boat but that didn't make it cold molded. My Willard's cabin and deck is glass over plywood and she's not cold molded either.
But I'm not explaining it properly either as I'm not sure what the "cold"has to do w it. Must mean that no heat is used to cure the plastic but I know of no boat that used heat for curing. Also I don't know any cold molded boats that didn't use very thin veneers for structural rigidity. Only remember sailboats. And only extremely high performance sailboats. The method is a bit shape limited. Veneer laminated would seem a better name than cold moulded. And I wonder if they were actually built over or in a mold or over a framework. One would think mold per the name.
Anybody really know?
I had a Sumnercraft that was wood and glass but it was not cold molded. It was of "sandwich" construction. In the past it was common to FG a wood boat but that didn't make it cold molded. My Willard's cabin and deck is glass over plywood and she's not cold molded either.
But I'm not explaining it properly either as I'm not sure what the "cold"has to do w it. Must mean that no heat is used to cure the plastic but I know of no boat that used heat for curing. Also I don't know any cold molded boats that didn't use very thin veneers for structural rigidity. Only remember sailboats. And only extremely high performance sailboats. The method is a bit shape limited. Veneer laminated would seem a better name than cold moulded. And I wonder if they were actually built over or in a mold or over a framework. One would think mold per the name.
Anybody really know?
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