Ray is making progress with the rigs for the Octave prototype. The design uses a simple method for cantilevering the cranes from the upper mast tubes. After drilling, fitting, and bonding, carbon tow is used to prevent splitting. The mastheads are filled with low density filler mainly to keep water out. This system eliminates all fittings […]
Screen shots in preparation for tooling files. Part of the tendering process for outsourced production tooling.
Chris Lawrence has had the first plug milled for BlackIce. Moulds and a prototype will follow…
A view of design detailing for an open wheeler tub. The client was kind enough to allow us to share this view of the main carbon safety cell prior to fine detailing. Very interesting to apply our knowledge and tools to different worlds. While we are on cars… Here is a view of a prototype […]
A prototype airframe ready for flight testing. We rarely get to post about this UAV project due to confidentiality concerns. But this particular model is now out in the open, so here goes… By way of background, it was commissioned by a local defence contractor working with Sinagapore Aerospace, BAE Systems, and Sydney University. We […]
Some images cleared for release. Prototype Medium Altitude Long Endurance airframe construction details…
CAD drafting and optimisation work. These images of a shortlisted (but not final) design have been cleared for release. Most aspects of the project remain classified.
Some images from a study commissioned by a Sydney owner for a harbour racer/day boat. The concept is for a very clean, simple boat, easily handled by a small crew. Cockpit size is prioritised over internal volume and accommodation. A deep fixed keel can be retracted to reduce draught. The hull form is of moderate […]
The prototype boat has as an RC tray a simple horizontal shelf spanning the hull and capturing the fin trunk. The mainsheet enters the boat through a fairlead immediately below the boom at the sheeting point. A simple sheeting circuit goes to a block anchored inside the hull at the transom. The turning block is […]
Hello and welcome to the Carbonicboats blog. We are ‘getting with the times’ and hope to post developments and news here on a regular basis. Feedback is welcome, as always. It is an exciting time with the America’s Cup entering a new cycle and several cool projects underway during the Australian winter. We are selecting […]
