Here is what you actually get: there is a set of plans from Schionning Designs and most of the boat pieces you need are precut from laminated foam or balsa panels.
What the main portion of the boat is made from:
If you choose to go with foam, you have the choice from three manufacturers. We choose Advanced Materials Solutions in Cape Town, South Africa since their panels come in 7.9 x 2.345 meter sections.
That means we will need to join far fewer panels together, yet their large panels fit in a standard shipping container. We also like the water jet CNC method they use which doesn't apply heat to the panels and creates less waste. We also like the way AMS bonds the laminate to the PVC foam with resin penetration through regular holes in the foam. This helps with adhesion and compression resistance.
These panels will ship from South Africa to your location. But Schionning Designs gives you a choice to have the pieces separated at the factory or to take them in large sheets where you must cut small tabs to separate out the precut parts.
What else comes from Schionning?
Besides the foam pieces, you also receive MDF parts to make some jigs and rolls of fiberglass and carbon fiber cloth plus epoxy. They also send various filler powders to mix thickened epoxy and fairing compound.
For further information, you may also take a look at The Specs or Build Time estimate (buttons below)
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