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Old 09-24-2012, 05:19 PM
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Default RE: Scratch Built 1/8 Scale Azure AZ279 Build Thread

Thanks Express,

The fiberglass hull plug was sanded carefully to replicate the crisp style lines found all over the real boat. Extreme care was also used in sanding the running surface. All radii on the hull surface are razor sharp. The transom is crisp with zero radius. The strakes are also sanded sharp, and the chines will actually cut you if you rub your arm on them. This is a critical area to replicate, as sharp corners allow the hulls to run to their best abilities.

These corners will be very difficult to replicate if the hulls were built in production, but I will not be doing that.

The hull mold is now ready to build.
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