Bahama Boatworks outsources virtually nothing in the construction process. They build all are tooling in-house. For exacting tolerances, it designs and tools the bottom using CNC computers.
The strong, lightweight composite hull consists of Armourflex gelcoat over AME 6000 T-35 vinylester resin for maximum osmotic blister resistance. The hand-laid hull receives three layers of 1 1/2-ounce biaxial fiberglass mat and vacuum-bagged PVC foam coring in the hull sides, while the bottom remains solid glass.
The four-stringer internal structure, which includes a “U” stringer for support in many directions, attaches to the Ceramica Metrix composite transom via a “knee.” Aluminum fuel tanks get glassed in place then surrounded by injected foam. They then vacuum-bag the liner into place while the hull stays in the mold to assure a true-to-design running surface.
