Dear Rob,
Very interesting and welcome news.
In the past you have generally said that there wasn't much difference
in building time and effort between strip plank and KSS. What has
changed your mind?
Also, in a post a few months ago Mark said that KSS required a lot of
darts and bogging. Is this true or have you figured a way around it?
Best regards
Herb
--- In harryproa@yahoogrou
>
> G'day,
>
> Apologies for cross posting.
>
> Most builders have read about the Kelsall KSS technique
http://www.kelsall.
wondered if it is really possible to build hulls this quickly. If
they are, it makes a mockery of spending weeks gluing, glassing,
bogging and sanding strips of wood or foam in the traditional strip
plank method, or any of the heat it, bend it and screw it foam techniques.
>
> Harryproa have decided that this development is too good to miss and
have paid Derek to adjust the design of the hulls of the 15m/50' proa
we are building for me to race in next year's Solo Transpac. As part
of the deal, Derek is putting on a 4 day workshop at our factory in
Urunga (midway between Brisbane and Sydney, 20 minutes south of Coff's
Harbour) to demonstrate how infusion and KSS work. He reckons that at
the end of it, we will have the hull ready to top coat paint, and a
15m vacuum table. It would take more than 4 days to fill and fair
the hull of a 15m strip planked boat, so this will be a very
impressive achievement.
>
> The workshop is from 17-20th May (just before Sanctuary Cove show).
Anybody who wants to attend is welcome, at a cost of $500 for the 4
days. This includes lunch, morning and afternoon tea, the chance to
participate in the build and to pick Derek's brain on the technique.
Mostly though it gives you a way to save a huge amount of time
building your own boat. Local low cost accommodation is being
organised.
>
> Anyone interested in attending, please email me at proa@... or phone
08 92843483.
>
> regards,
>
> Rob Denney
> www.harryproa.
>
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