I finished all my sandwich panels. This time I made them all one after the other, most of them with glass only on one side for the centerhull panels.
All the parts that have full size patterns are cut and ready to assemble. Strong back with temporary frames is setup and covered with hull panels. The fit is very nice, except for panel P2 (wing panel) which has one weird curve. Fellow scarab22 builder Louis de Lassus noticed the same thing. I suppose Ray Kendrick designed this curve on purpose to reduce the folded width of the boat (?) but I shaved only 15mm off the panel's edge to get a nice fair curve.
Because the hull panels are glassed only on one side (the inside of the hull) I need a lot of cable ties to keep everything lined-up correctly but it is easy to do. The panels twist very nicely at the bow. I will glass the whole hull in one go to avoid all the taping at the chines.
Making panels on my vacuum table:
My shop is getting messy!:
Its hot today. 32 C. I like it, the epoxy is easier to handle and cures quicker!:
Last Panel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:
Panel P2 error. I stacked both P2 panels, one corrected and the other not. I trimmed a 15mm sliver:
