vacuumbagging is the consolidation of the epoxy and glass layers using vacuum.

The wet epoxy/glass is placed inside a bag with absorbent material. Under vacuum, the excess epoxy is squeezed out of the glass and into the absorbent material. Once set, the absorbent material is removed and a thinner laminate remains.

vacuum bagging produces a lighter boat without any loss in strength. A lighter boat will accelerate faster, has a higher payload capacity, is more fuel efficient and requires a smaller vehicle to tow. Lighter trimarans are prefered by racers who want top performance.

A light boat is always in strong demand. Melvest Marine knows that your purchase of a Farrier trimaran is a large investment. In order to maximise your return later, we build the lightest boat we can.