I might be able to help.  I have a project catamaran in a boatyard near Annapolis, MD that I am working on there and in my workshop in a suburb of Washington, DC.  The boat is a 70's era design called a Macgregor 36.  In the decade that I have had the boat, I have made several modifications, including a new mast and sailplan, new daggerboards and daggerboard cases, and new rudders.  If anyone is interested, you can see some photos of the boat (including some of my disasters) at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/33164540@N03/albums.  Some of these modifications were following a Randy Smyth plan to "turbo" the boat, some to change previous owner mods, and some just because I want to.

Right now, my current projects would be ideal for infusion.  I want to replace a very heavy deck made of aluminum and commercial marina decking with a nida-core and glass sandwich construction.  Also, the boat is to be widened two feet (as per Randy Smyth's instructions), and I want to replace the aluminum tube crossbeams with some composite box beams.  For both these projects, I have constructed a 4 feet by 16 feet table in my workshop.

There are, however, some pretty big caveats.  Biggest is that while I have done a lot of vacuum bagging, I have never done an infusion.  I would like to, and have been tempted to several times.  The problem is that I almost never get a perfect seal on the bag.  With bagging, I just leave the pump running all day or all night, and it is fine, but I guess I can't get away with that for an infusion.  I have these visions of very expensive ruined parts.

Also, I have fallen prey to the lure of other peoples boats (OPBs).  "I could go work on the boat, but Dave wants me to do the Oxford race this weekend.  Well maybe next week . . ."  So the boat has sat forlornly in the yard this year.  I am thinking this could actually be good for me, getting me off my butt and back to work on the boat.

So there you have it.  I have a project that could benefit from infusion, and would be happy to have someone helping, or even just looking over my shoulder.  But up to now I have never infused.  You have always been generous with your help.  If you think I could help you and your client, let me know.

Regards,

Larry Forgy