The Downeast 37 has been in production for just over four weeks. The cabinets and bulkheads are complete and installed, the engine and fuel tanks are in and the electrical team is hard at work!
The engineering and design team have been checking in regularly. Below Rick Paul, Adam Carlson and Kevin Burns review the engine room layout. Each item is situated for ideal weight and balance distribution.
The deck mold has arrived in the lamination department. With a brand new mold, the lamination crew takes extra steps to ensure the first part releases properly from the mold. The team takes about three days to prep a new mold. The mold gets cleaned thoroughly and then sealed. Afterward, they apply approximately six coats of wax to the new mold.
After deck mold is properly cleaned and waxed, associates apply cure gel. This is a preliminary process designed to confirm the deck is ready by testing how the hardened gel releases from the mold.
The lamination department is now ready to start building the deck which takes about six days. As discussed in previously posts, Back Cove builds all of our fiberglass components using the Vacuum Infusion Process (VIP). You can learn more about the VIP System here.
Sign up for receive updates on our weekly blog. Next week we’ll be posting more about the progress the mechanical team is making; they will be installing the fresh water system and AC system among other things.
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