Phantom 18 Phantasm

[sideways]

Hi Guys,
Picked up my Phantom 18 with Merc 225 project today.
The boat has not been run for many years and has been outside in the sea air for ages.It has 81 stamped on the build code on the right of the transom, age matching to the serial number on the motor. Looking inside I think it is a Kevlar constructed boat,(please see photo) are there many of these around and were many made?
Does anybody recognise it or have any stories?, would be great to find out a bit of history!. Should make for an interesting project!, thanks.

 

[deep vee]

p18

cool boat obviously less kevlars around than normal fibreglass, pretty sure theres a black p18 Kevlar on ebay at the moment , good luck this one

 

[The Docta]

Hi Guys,
Picked up my Phantom 18 with Merc 225 project today.
The boat has not been run for many years and has been outside in the sea air for ages.It has 81 stamped on the build code on the right of the transom, age matching to the serial number on the motor. Looking inside I think it is a Kevlar constructed boat,(please see photo) are there many of these around and were many made?
Does anybody recognise it or have any stories?, would be great to find out a bit of history!. Should make for an interesting project!, thanks.

That not just woven roving??

 

[still no worries]

Kevlar

My Kevlar one is yellow on the inside.

 

[kitten]

Looks like standard woven glass to me.
Any more photos of the inside?

 

[sideways]

Thanks guys, hope these photos help a bit more to decide?
It is definitely fibreglass on the floor not sure about up the sides.

 

[RossM]

Aramat looks like this :

 

[Hydrostream]

That looks familiar..

 

[kitten]

Fin ell Alan , do keepup

 

[Hydrostream]

Only seems like last week kev. Was looking for aramat, you got any spare?

 

[kitten]

Nah, only got off cuts here.
For sme reason photos from my iPad always come out upside down.

 

[Hydrostream]

I take it youve been busy then! Looks good, what no. is that?
Looking to get some aramat in about 300g if it exists. Can get hybrid cloth but no mat backing on it, and 300 mat is too heavy for what I would like.
Know anywhere I can get a 150/200g mat?

 

[OCRDA]

Formax !