Article in WB on hot moulded construction in the '60's

[boatclassic]

I'm looking for an article in WB about hot molded wooden boats built in the US in the 60's. the company used a vacuum bag to compress the veneers sandwiched with heat activated glue and then it was placed in an autoclave. Anybody remember this article?

[Thad Van Gilder]

I though the last of the hot molded boats were built in the 40's and 50's...

-Thad

[TerryLL]

The Yellow Jacket Boat Company made molded boats in the 50s. Here's the link:

http://www.martyonline.com/yellow_jacket_wood_boat_company_history/index.html

[mmd]

I believe the article in WB also mentioned Mahone Plycraft by Industrial Shipping Co. of Mahone Bay, NS. - http://www.paceship.org/plycraft

[Paul Pless]

Look for articles on Luders.

[Hwyl]

I though the last of the hot molded boats were built in the 40's and 50's...

-Thad
Still going on except they're using Carbon.

[P.I. Stazzer-Newt]

"Wanted Fairey Tale" ??

[TerryLL]

Searching the WB online index:

Hot-molded construction: techniques fo Luders 16 class, 177:46

Hot-molded construction: for Riva's flagship Aquarama Special, 114:80

Hot-molded construction: techniques for, 55:96

[boatclassic]

Thank you for all your help. The boat was indeed the Luders L16 and my question followed a thread in the forum of http://www.atalantaowners.org.uk/
concerning airborne lifboats in WW2. I am presently restoring an Atalanta 26 built by Fairey Marine who designed the construction process. My restoration progress can be seen on my blog. http://salizanda.blogspot.com/