Once the carving of the foam billet has been completed the finishing of the hull plug commences. And as much as this may sound like the easy part, in truth this is where the "rubber meets the road."
Last week our designer Kevin paid another visit to the tooling shopin Sainte Claire, Quebec. He inspected the finish on the hull plug before the shop turns it from plug to mold. All surface finish facets from the plug will be mirrored in the mold so this is a critical step where the finish of the plug must be as good as it can be. The result of his inspection is that he is very pleased and expects this tooling to perform exceptionally well in production. Next time I'll have some images to show you of the final finish on the hull plug.
But the hull plug was not his only purpose for the visit to PCM Molds. While they have been working tirelessly to finish the hull plug and mold, there are many other parts that have to be tooled as well. And each of them requires detailed drawings for the production machinery to use and careful inspections along the way. There are several major molds and as many minor parts. Largest are the deck mold, the deck liner (ceiling) mold, the IGU or internal glass unit and the hard top and hard top liner molds. All of these are either in process or about to begin.
As we follow the tooling and production of the new Back Cove 30 we'll be able to make more frequent postings. We look forward to having you follow this fascinating process with us.
