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To improve efficiency while laminating a 50-foot hull, the crew constructs a heated saturation table to pre-wet 600-gram fibreglass cloth before application.1:02 The table features integrated floor-heating cables controlled by a thermostat, allowing the team to saturate the fabric in a standing position rather than crawling on the hull.1:48 This method reduces the time required to apply a single piece of fibreglass from over two hours to one hour and ten minutes, significantly decreasing physical fatigue.17:14 The crew uses a router to embed heating cables into styrofoam, maintaining a table temperature of approximately 25 degrees Celsius.8:53 Despite heavy snowfall in southern Sweden that complicates travel and limits work hours, the team successfully tests the process on the hull.16:32 The new technique allows for easier air bubble removal and better saturation control compared to applying dry cloth directly to the hull.16:09 Pre-saturating fibreglass on a heated table reduces labour time and physical strain during large-scale hull lamination.

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