Vac-U-Soling
™
An AMYA Soling One Meter Class Lower Hull Kit
Manufactured by Vac-U-Boat 1259 Humphries Rd. Conyers, GA 30012 [email protected]
The Vac-U-Soling™ Lower Hull Kit Features:
Tough high-impact polystyrene hull with
a tongue-in-groove perimeter deck joint, full deck, partial hull and transom reinforcing liners
that can be trimmed/adjusted for weight savings, removable one-piece 7 pound keel with
options to special-order lighter or heavier weights, completed rudder with safety clip, Du-Bro
rudder arm, hex wrench, stainless pushrod and easy-connector for your servo, self-aligning
rudder mount, integral transom on the hull, no wood components, precut fiberglass deck cleat
backers, pre-drilled self-centering keel mount/fiberglass servo board/crossmember, 8 servo
screws with hex wrench, stainless steel keel hardware, stainless steel deck hardware, plastic
mast step, magnetically attached hatch cover, removable carbon fiber king post, industrial-
ceramic deck fairleads.
The crossmember accommodates sail servos from standard footprint high-torque digital
models all the way up to the HS-815BB large servo. Rudder servo is mounted near the rudder
or can be mounted on the crossmember. There are no bulkheads giving you better access to the
hull's interior.
This kit does not include paint, sails, mast, booms, sail rigging or electronics. We are
considering a basic sail mast-rigging kit for release in the future.
To build this you will need: A 50-pack of wooden clothespins (83 if you want to laminate
the hull and deck on the same day), talc-cornstarch-microspheres (your favorite epoxy filler), 2
pumps of West Systems 105 epoxy with 206 hardener or similar product (ask if you don’t have
any), 30-minute set (or longer) epoxy glue (Devcon 2-Ton at Ace Hardware), one caulking
tube of Loctite PL S40 polyurethane window, door & siding sealant and paper towels.
Tools you may need include a box cutter, 1/16” drill, 5/64” drill, 7/64” drill, a step-
drill set (allow you to drill large holes in plastic without splitting), wrenches,
screwdrivers, drill, an old bath towel, plastic gloves, mixing cup & sticks, alcohol (for
cleaning up epoxy), mineral spirits (for cleaning up polyurethane sealant) and you will
need to borrow four 15oz. cans of vegetables from the pantry.
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