Name: WASZP - the one design foiler
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The Green Jig

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What is the Green Jig?

WASZP designer Andrew McDougall talks about a very important piece of kit that is crucial to ensuring every WASZP is built the same...

WASZP designer Andrew McDougall talks about a very important piece of kit that is crucial to ensuring every WASZP is built the same...

What is the Green Jig?

A. McD:

I’m not sure if 'Green' is a universal term, but it the one that McConaghy uses so I have adopted it.

It is a jig that you put the two halves of the WASZP hull in.

It positions all the frames and other internals, then accurately positions the two halves as they are glued together.

Once this is done it positions the drill to place all the fixtures and fittings.

It is made from alloy and CNC machined to very tight tolerances.

The Green Jig ensures that everything is 100% accurate and every WASZP hull is exactly the same.

Why is the Green Jig Impotant?

A. McD:

Without the Green Jig WASZP’s would come out of the factory that were slightly different and things wouldn’t quite fit.

This is more important than any of the other boats we’ve ever had before because so many of the components are machined or injection moulded or welded assemblies that must align within very tight tolerances.

This is different to the Mach2 where everything is coming out of steel moulds and everything tends to fit together naturally and parts are moulded onto the hull as opposed to the WASZP where things are bolted on or clip together.

Also, because we are building the WASZP in two halves split down the middle, we have to position all the components absolutely perfectly in one half and then this has to close perfectly with the other half.

The alignment of the frames, the mast tube, and the centre case are all done by the Green Jig.

What is the benefit of building the hull in two halves with a centre seam?

A. McD:

Building the way we are allows us to bond the frames, mast tube and the centre case to the hull/deck with laminate rather than just glue, making it virtually indestructible.

How much time will individual hulls spend on the Green Jig?

A. McD:

Around six hours on the jig – by the time the frames are positioned and the glue tacks off, then close the boat, glue the hull and letting it tack off, then finally drilling and fixing.

So about two WASZP’s a day per jig.

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1st Sep 2015