Assembly in Action: Adhesive Bonds Composite Grid to Hull
Thunderbird Products (Decatur, IN), a builder of Formula boats, has devised a labor-saving alternative to this type of plywood construction. Several Formula models now use a glass, and fiber and epoxy structural grid, which is bonded to the inside of the hull using ITW Plexus (Danvers, MA) fiberglass fusion adhesives.
Pat Laux, product development manager, claims the grid within the multiplane hull increases hull bottom strength by 10 percent, with no additional weight or labor.