Just taking in what i have to do to the hull mold to get it ready to build a boat out of. things like, drain the water, some light sanding, an over all buffing, and then 8 coats of mold release.. Building a boat mold is one of the first steps in building a fiberglass boat. in short, the process involves building a plug, which is an exact duplicate of the boat you want to build. for small boats, like canoes and kayaks, the plug is often made from wood covered with fiberglass.. Fiberglass is used to build boats for many reasons. chief among these are its durability, but also its easy to repair. you can patch boat holes in an afternoon and fiberglass a boat in just a couple of days..
I am an amateur and have an 13 feet mini speedboat mold and i want to build my own boat using this mold. can somebody explain my step by step what i should do to build this fiberglass boat making it from the mold?. The boat building process goes like this: spray and gel coat in the mold. put 1 1/2 oz skin coat fiberglass. hand laid stitch mat fiberglass laminate. installation of bulk heads. installation of deck. gunnel foam. here is the boat in the mold after the deck was put on.. Mold releases, tooling coat, fiberglass cloth, core material, fiberglass cloth and let it cure overnight. step 15 when completely cured.use a dremel toll with a reinforced cut off wheel to trim away all the rough edges on the molds..