Apr
9
Lift Duct moves forward
April 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment
This week we came in to see the inside of the duct had expanded with the foam used to attatch it to the deck. We had to cut off a section of fiberglass and foam to fix the problem. We began the process of mounting the shaft for the fan and mounting the pulleys on [...]
Mar
23
First look at Lift Duct on Hull
March 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment
This week was a slow week because, for a few days, we did not have a full crew. There was some vary important things that did get done though. One was the removing of extra foam so that the duct could sit at 30o from the deck. The other was the installation of the 1×6’s. This will support the fan, so [...]
Mar
18
Lift duct takes shape
March 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment
We made alot of progress this week. The lift duct has been constructed using layers of fiberglass epoxied to take the shape of the duct. It is fairly rigid and we believe it is the best answer to our problems. On Thursday we wrapped the fiberglass duct in 2-inch foam to complete the shape. We [...]
Mar
10
Lift duct may eventualy get finished
March 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment
The lift group might have finaly found a material that will work. After struggleing with the 1/8 in plywood for a month, we gave up on that and have moved on. Our solution was found using layers of fiberglass as the inner material to provide durability to the duct. We hope this will finaly work. [...]
Feb
10
Lift progress slow, but coming along
February 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment
This week the lift system has made some headway. They got the duct inner wall glassed around the circular form and are ready to begin the outer duct form. We’ve discussed how to do this and have come up with using the 2" foam like UH recommends. It should go pretty quickly. They just have [...]
