290EC Deck Mold Framed

The metal framework was added to the World Cat 290EC deck mold and it was pulled Monday... we've templated our patterns for coring and glass kits, and the mold has now entered mold care.

In mold care they will tape off all non-skid to protect, buff the mold using three separate buffing compounds to bring out the shine in the mold for production, and then add two coats of sealer, and five coats of release agent.

Once we complete mold care, we will mount the mold to it's spindle to allow for easy lamination. We will then build the first two parts! Part #1 will be for the first prototype 290EC, and part #2 will remain in the mold to build the fiberglass cabin headliner. Building the headliner in the mold takes much more time than simply milling a plug and building a mold, however, yields a part that is perfectly mated to the deck. Details like this will show show up in the final product.

Both deck parts will be built next week, and then we can simultaneously start the prototyping process on the 290EC deck and begin building the 290EC cabin headliner.

Once we complete the headliner mold, the deck mold will be sent back to mold care to perform final tooling on the mold and take it to 1000 grit in order to ensure the highest quality parts will be built using the deck tooling.

We're also working on splashes for use as cutting templates on the deck plug before we send it off to Ashley Welding to build the hardtop frame and bow rail...

All in all this is the busiest couple weeks of the project... did I mention that we're building 290 hull mold #2? More on that later... stay tuned.