The hull in carbon fiber and the deck are made with a slice of Gel Coat.
The boat has a framework in plywood to avoid the hull’s deformation. This
framework is also used to reinforce and to fix accessories like the keel, the servos
and the deck fittings. To isolate the plywood, we use resin Epoxi.
CNC technology.
The keel and the rudder are made in carbon fibre.
The ballast keel is in lead.
The mast and boom are in aluminium extended or round.
The sails are made in Dacron or Mylar of 95g with flexible battens and
reinforcements.
We use more than 20 accessories Cap Maquettes is deck fittings, because they are
one of the greatest manufacturers of accessories for model boats in the world.
To command the rudder we use one servo FUTABA, and to command the sails
one winch servo.
The boats are painted with two components paints, the same used in the
automobile industry.
The graphics are made by Computer Letering technology in Vinil because it has
great quality and durability.
The support is made in wood.
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How we made a PortWind sailing model.
We use in our boats the best products and materials available, in order that your model will give you
many hours of joy during a lot of years.