which sees Huntsman supporting each stage of the project; from design through to the finishing techniques in production.
The ‘CODE8’ is a light displacement, high performance racing yacht. Designed by America’s Cup yacht designer Andrej Justin and crafted by Carbon Innovation, the vessel will compete in top level local and international regattas.
Various materials have been used in design and production. The hull and deck have been produced from the mould using Huntsman’s Araldite LY 1564 and Aradur 2954 hot curing system for vacuum infusion and bonded together with an epoxy adhesive (Araldite 2015) which forms durable, elastomeric joints that are watertight and weather resistant. The mast and rudder also use an Araldite prepreg system (Araldite LY 1556/Aradur 1573/Accelerator 1571/Hardener XB 3403) in combination with Carbon Innovation’s self-developed prepreg machine.
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