North Rip 29 Production Update - Superstructure

The North Rip 29 TE is currently transitioning from the Tooling/Prototype phase to full on production  with the first hull to hit the water in the late July time frame.  After CNC milling and finishing our plugs and molds to achieve the highest quality production tooling in the business, it is an exciting time to see the first article being assembled.


Design/Engineering/construction process of the NR29TE:

Designing a sportfishing boat to meet and exceed the expectations of our clients on so many levels is a task that we embrace all aspects of at North Rip boats. Starting with a concept which can be summarized as the ultimate convergence of form and function. The initial stages include design reviews from our customer base, market analysis and a refreshing look at what our customer’s are missing in the boats they own currently. This all funnels to our ultimate goal of putting the North Rip product line into a class of it’s own.     





The Four-Component construction method 

Every North Rip is constructed of Four major FRP Components:

1) The Hull 

2) The Integral Grid system

3) The Interior Liner 

4) Deck cap.

These four main components are joined and fused together by methacrylite adhesive to produce a monolithic constructed Composite boat.

    

NR 29 hull after demolding

NR29 Hull– The NR29 hull was conceived on a drafting table and transposed directly to a 3D computer model for mathematically precise Surface fairing, Hydrostatic calculations and performance prediction analysis. 
   

The finalized Hull lines are then exported and translated to a format which our 7-axis Robotic milling system will use to cut a full scale hull plug for the casting of a Production mold.

    

NR29 Internal Grid System -This part is the foundation of any boat that must assure its structural integrity.  Like all fiberglass parts on a North Rip, the IGU is built using SCRIMP (Seaman Composite Resin Infusion Molding Process) and is made entirely of Vinylester Resin, Multi-directional Fiberglass Fabrics, CoreCell and Penske Board.  There is no wood in any part or our North Rips and no hand lay-up.  The IGU fuses to all sides of the boat (fore and aft, port and starboard) including thru-bolting to the engine bracket through the transom.  It has self-contained boxes for the fuel tank, console head, side-deck storage compartments and the forward fish boxes. 



Liner Production Mold



NR29 Interior Liner - The design of this liner is smart, clean, uncluttered and built for 360 degree fishing.  It has a self-bailing cockpit and oversized gutter drains to keep the deck surface free of water.  In the aft  area we feature an 18” walk-through transom door and a two-person stowable running seat.  Behind the stowed seat access to mechanical compartments is more than ample. The liner plug also shows the access areas to the NR 29’s voluminous lockers. 



Liner FRP molded part



The foredeck has two 40-gallon outboard fish/storage lockers and a massive 400-gallon centerline fish box.  Outboard of the leaning post are two 70-gallon fish/storage lockers and just forward of the stern is the hatch for full access to the boat’s mechanical systems.  During the build process, the Interior Deck liner lands on the top surface of the IGU and is glued with Plexus.  Thus, the IGU strengthens the hull and supports the interior FRP components to formulate a highly engineered monolithic structure.

Deck plug prepped for molding

NR29 Deck Cap – The final large FRP component is the Deck cap which thru bolts to the hull and provides a forward horizontal cambered surface with a molded  recessed top loading anchor locker.  The deck has a molded recess for a fully en-compassing forward handrail which runs aft to the console. The aft portion of the deck transom has a molded in recess for the transom baitwell.  

This is the Superstructure overview of the NR29. Please check back for updates as I will go into the Systems installation and Mechanical aspects of the NR29 leading up to its launch.

Thanks,

Daryl A. Wilbur

Pearson Marine Group is instrumental in getting donated Golf equipment to the troops in Iraq.

May 05, 2011|By Michael Whitmer, Boston Globe Staff

Dingmann is a man on a mission

He wants to use golf to relieve stress in Iraq

 

              Eager to talk about athletic pursuits while serving his third tour of duty in Iraq, Lieutenant Colonel Tony Dingmann offered a sobering reminder of daily life as an active, deployed member of the Army National Guard. “Talk later … alarms are going off and need to make for the bunker,’’ Dingmann wrote in an e-mail yesterday. He wasn’t talking about a sand trap. If all goes according to plan, though, perhaps someday he will. When he’s home, the psychiatrist from Bourne is, among other things, the medical director at the Cape Cod & Islands Community Mental Health Center. Overseas, he takes the pulse of the emotional well-being of his fellow service members, looking for ways to keep spirits up and suggesting outlets where they can relieve the stress brought on by their dangerous jobs.

Thousands of donated Clubs,Balls and other Golf Equipment


Dingmann is turning to golf, and he’s asking for our help. He’d like to install two golf practice facilities for the troops stationed where he is, at an American base in Basra, Iraq. He envisions the smaller practice area consisting of just a mat and a net. He wants the larger range to be 100 yards by 300 yards. Ideally, it will be fully stocked with golf gear. “Golf, or any other nonmilitary activity while deployed, gives the SMs [service members] a respite from their daily grind, distracts them, gathers them together at a different venue to laugh, compete, or hone their skills,’’ Dingmann said via e-mail. “And yes … they also would love to spank some little white balls in the desert! I mention the possibility and they look at me like, ‘Are you for real?’ I want them to know … they can do this any time they can be free from their primary task as a soldier over here.’’


PMG employees help in offloading the donations
for shipment to Iraq.


For Dingmann to complete his project, he’s asking for donated equipment. “Used stuff is fine, actually preferred, because it will get beat up here, anyway.’’ He estimated that they already have about a dozen used clubs. Titleist sent over eight boxes of balls. The request list, though, is long. Fortunately, it includes items that aren’t hard to find. Dingmann is asking for clubs, gloves, balls, tees (“possibly the rubber ones that don’t have to be stuck into the ground; ground is hard clay here’’), bags, golf hats, range mats, poles, good netting, and hand-held range pickers.

Pearson Marine Group CEO/ President Patrick Burke and SherryAnn Burke worked with Pinehills in orchestrating the effort of getting as much equipment into the hands of those serving in Basra. Pinehills already has pledged balls, mats, and more than 100 golf clubs, but much more is being sought.

 If all goes well, Dingmann is hoping to conduct a golf competition at the proposed practice facility, and was already thinking about prizes when he included two more items on the wish list: cigars and polo shirts.

View the NR21 at the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament!

The North Rip 21 will be available for viewing at the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament in Morehead City, NC. June 8th - 18th

Call Chris to schedule an appointment any time during the tournament
919-260-1212.

 

Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament

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