July 12, 2024
Fiberglass molds: Learning to recognize quality tooling
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- Boatbuilding
- Boats & Gear
By: Bruce Pfund
The author is a construction industry consultant. His company, Special Projects, is in Weekapaug, R.I.
Featured in the June 1987 National Fisherman
A production fiberglass boat is only as good as its mold, so it makes sense for a buyer to check out a prospective boat shop’s tooling. It takes a trained eye, however, because seemingly beautiful molds can turn out terrible parts, and rough-looking tooling can produce acceptable parts after being rubbed out or given another gelcoat.…
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