By Frankie Cee

One of my interests is Cold Molded Plywood. This is best described by using common plywood for comparison.  Plywood, as most of us know it, is made by laying plies of wood together, heated, and pressing them flat as they cool.  Cold Molding is done at the work site, by laying one ply, and overlaying with another ply in an opposite direction, fastening them together with epoxy, and a bonding substance between plies.  This substance can be a fiberglass cloth, or just thickened epoxy using microfibers of fiberglass, wood or other fine substrate.  The most common commercial use of cold molding is in the construction of high value, luxury, sportfish boats, from 20 feet up, to 100+ feet.  The best of the best in Sportfishers are all of Cold Molded construction.  There are "nice" fiberglass sportfishers, but they are heavier, and don't have the attraction of the Cold Molded Battlewagons that we see in the bigger tournaments.
    From time to time, I will feature these boats, not for any commercial interest, but just because I love to look at them, and want to share the beauty.
  This one, one of my favorites was built in 1988, is 56 feet long, and is true "Virginia Class".  She is "Miracle", built by Tiffany Yachts:



 



Another renowned builder is Rybovich Boatworks of Palm Beach Florida.  This is one of many of theirs, a 1960, 44 footer named "Cygnet":




I will be showing other boats from time to time.  Enjoy.

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