black diamond tiller

Teeftie

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i know this is an irrelivent question, but its been getting to me and i just cant figure it out, on teh end of my black diamond tiller (rudder end) theres like a hole with crinkly stuff in it, it almost seems like some type of plastic, what is this stuff? and whys it there?
 
Teeftie said:
i know this is an irrelivent question, but its been getting to me and i just cant figure it out, on teh end of my black diamond tiller (rudder end) theres like a hole with crinkly stuff in it, it almost seems like some type of plastic, what is this stuff? and whys it there?


It's either from using prepreg carbon fiber, and the plastic is a seperator layer when the fiber is shipped from the manufacturer to ACME, or it's a layer used between a mandrel or bladder and the carbon, similar to mold release wax. I think it's the latter.
 

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