Patent ID: 6726865
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: B29C,B29L,B63B

Abstract:
A method for manufacturing vehicle hulls by molding, reducing or eliminating the need for stringers, comprising the steps of:applying a top skin coat having a first mating portion within a top mold; applying a bottom skin coat having a second mating portion within a bottom mold; applying a structural adhesive to at least one of the mating portions; closing the top mold and the bottom mold together, thereby forming a structural bond between the first mating portion and the second mating portion and creating a unitary hull piece including at least one cavity, and, after the steps of applying the bottom skin coat and the top skin coat, the steps of: allowing the bottom skin coat and the top skin coat to cure, and filling one or more running strakes in the bottom mold with putty.