- 17 August 2007 -
Boat builder develops infusion process

MARLOW/NORSEMEN have developed the Full Stack Infusion© process for the complete hull or any component in the yacht manufacturing process.

The process is said to eliminate the possibility of contamination in secondary bonding processes in the important structures. In the majority of failures found in fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) products, the cause is traced to difficulties encountered in the secondary laminating process but by infusing the entire hull numerous secondary processes are eliminated. Full Stack Infusion allows the entire structure to be infused, from outer skin coat, through coring to inner skin in one shot infusion. It is also claimed that the process saves around 2000 lbs in an average yacht at the same time as providing far greater strength than can be achieved using common methods.

The yacht builder, based in Snead Island, Florida, USA, has also developed the resin infused vacuum assisted transfer (RIVAT©) process, which delivers the precise amount of resin into the laminate, said to result in a textbook percentage of resin to fibre content.

Both infusion processes are being used to make the Marlow Explorer 86 Cockpit Motor Yacht, which is scheduled to make its debut in early 2008.

Marlow Yachts; www.marlowyachts.com

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