How I made it: the G10 hulled sailing dinghy First Mod with detail of bike-specific and carbon mods.
Watch a year of boat making and inventing unfold in 20 minutes.
Video focuses on:
- the flexibility of G10 and how I compensated.
- bike wheel sockets and one-sided stingers
- bike compartment in bow
- ultralight centerboard
0:00 Intro
4:17 -- flexible G10 Stitch & Glue
5:51 -- Use of packers to fix a scaling error between hull and frames.
7:31 -- I-beam effect of side deck demoed with salad container
8:35 -- Wheel receivers in thwart
11:08 -- Carbon fiber mast partner
14:08 -- bow folding bike hatch and lid
16:40 -- Carbon fiber over foam centerboard