Superstructure Infusion

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I was a bit late getting over for the infusion. As you can see above, the bag is in place and the lines are filled with resin. They began a couple of hours ago and here it is nearly completePatrick (yellow shirt) is inspecting to make sure that the resin is uniformly infusing. You can see all of the tubes …

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In the above picture you can see some of the hydraulic valving, pumps, etc. that comprise the hydraulic system in hull #1. The pump that you see at the left of the picture is attached to the generator and will provide power for the BAT drive “get home” system. The pump is cross plumbed to the main hydraulic system in …

Big Boat Engineering

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The articulating rudder is now installed and the upper support bracket can be seen at the right above. This is one very robust stainless steel structure. When they get it assembled with the tiller arm and hydraulics I will point out why our steering system is superior to most installations. Almost everything used in the boat is oversized or larger …