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That tooling, in expense and design, is the constraint. 
In Response To: "But unlike more design constrained all glass boats.." ?? ()
() Cold molded never sees that constraint until the hull is formed(you can change each hull if you want). The rest of the design remains fluid, and is open to change right through the process. Then you throw the station molds in the dumpster.
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- Wood is the future of boatbuilding?
- If you want a one-off cold molded is a good way to go...
- Well, for Rich Folks, anyway... (grin)
- "But unlike more design constrained all glass boats.." ??
- That tooling, in expense and design, is the constraint.
- I've never understood the concept of going to sea in a boat that marine life considers dinner...
- That tooling, in expense and design, is the constraint.
- if money were no object,
- Then they bolt the keel on.
- Putting a keel on the first time can be "interesting"
- A lot more critical than tightening lug bolts on a auto tire ;^)))
- I helped a friend put a recast keel back on a Sabre 36 while he was helping me fiberglass my new rudder.
- Last Summer I helped put a fin keel on a new build
- A lot more critical than tightening lug bolts on a auto tire ;^)))
- Putting a keel on the first time can be "interesting"