shipwright Posted August 9, 2016 Report Share Posted August 9, 2016 Hi Troops: Are new PTs still being built? Does anyone have a mould for FRP Hulls? Shipwright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knobblyoldjimbo Posted August 11, 2016 Report Share Posted August 11, 2016 You should probably put this to the PT website (http://www.papertigercatamaran.org/ptcia/) From my perusal a while ago there are people making FRP from molds but I think most of them use the Larry Fay mold and they're still commercial so might not be available for personal use. I did email one of them a year or two ago, cost of a completed ready to race one was about $18k. I found a material that would be interesting to use in construction http://www.polycore.com.au/ I went to see a guy building a 45ft cruising cat in Cairns using it and have a piece at home (offcut of course). It looks like you can buy it in 14ft lengths which would remove the need for scarfing of plywood. You'd use much thinner bits for a PT though. There was also a guy in NZ who had put together a set of plans that were digitized and could be fed into a machine to cut out the pieces. May also be easier to buy a foam sandwich hull set and refinish them yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipwright Posted August 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2016 knobblyoldjimbo. Thanks for reply. I am a boatbuilder trying to retire. not working. For me creating a plug and taking a mould is pretty simple exersize. Always liked the PT A basic boat for kids to get started. I will have a look at polycore and see if practical. I will keep in touch. am putting a HYDRA back together at the moment, but for a couple of youngsters it would be to much. Just getting that tall mast up is daunting Shipwright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darcy1945 Posted August 14, 2016 Report Share Posted August 14, 2016 There were a set of PT moulds, (Stan Vitnells), free, here at Lake Macquarie, I could chase up if they are still available. Darcy 02 43591729. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipwright Posted August 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2016 Darcy thanks for reply is this your phone number or stans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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