: Bill,

: I'm sure you understand. It would have been a lot easier and cheaper to buy a
: used plastic boat than to build the stripper. And, it's less work and
: cheaper to just sit on the couch rather than buy a plastic boat, then
: actually go outside to paddle. Come to think of it, I could have saved
: money on the couch and just stayed in bed.

: I certainly did not do it just so I could say that I did. However, I took the
: time to post a description on the web because I thought that others with
: similar interst might find it useful and that it might generate some
: stimulating discussion. I'm not convinced that the latter has been
: achieved, but that's okay - I'd go crazy laying around in bed all day.

: Sam

It's pretty cool that you did it, and I'm envious that you tried.

The normal reason though for vacuum infusion is to get around the EPA's rules for commercial molding. For a one off it would be an awful lot easier to do a wet layup and if you really wanted it light then vacuum bag it. Can even use high temperature epoxies and bake it without spending a fortune to really get it light . Still you need to build two boats to get one, and have a bunch of extra equipment to buy. Not exactly cost effective.

For serial production though it can make sense. But that's just me

Bill H.