Construction and Grade
Our moulds are “2 part” moulds, with 1 mould for the hull and 1 mould for the entire internal structure, from bow to stern.
This system requires a higher level of investment and skill than building “single skin” boats, where multiple layers of fibreglass are simply laminated one on top of the other, in a single hit.
The 2 part system allows us to build in all of the features that paddlers should expect, such as non-slip floor surfaces, a flat and safe platform for the steer, fully enclosed buoyancy tanks, posts to support seats and provide extra buoyancy, hand holds etc.
Having the internal and external mouldings, which are then bonded together over almost their entire surface also provides the maximum possible stiffness, as well as an internal surface of gel coat for the ultimate protection from the weather and ease of cleaning.
We offer 2 “grades” of construction:
Club uses multiple layers of fibreglass cloth and mat, but in a 2 part system as explained above.
Premium uses Lantor Coremat to replace some of the fibreglass layers, adding to overall stiffness.
Excluding heads and tails, our boats weights are:
| Club10 man boat | 185±5kg |
| Premium 10 man boat | 190±5 |
| Club 20 man boat | 290±10kg |
| Premium 20 man boat | 295kg±10 |
| Club 6 man boat | 120±5 |
| premium 6 man boat | 125±5 |
| Club 10 man land boat | 125±5 |
| Club 10 man ice boat | 120±5 |
Our DB parts weights are:
| Dragon boat head - large | approx 13kg |
| Dragon boat head - small | approx 8kg |
| Dragon boat tail - large | approx 8kg |
| Dragon boat tail - small | approx 4.5kg |
| Drummer seat | approx 4.kg |
| Drum for 6 man,10 man and 20m DB | approx 13.5kg |
| Drum for ice and land DB | approx 8.5kg |
| Steering oar | approx 2.5kg |
| Wooden paddle | approx 0.65kg |
| Carbon paddle | approx 0.36kg |
| “U” pin | approx 0.65kg |
| Stick paddle for ice dragon boat | approx 1.2kg |
| Stick paddle for land dragon boat | approx 0.7kg |
