 Curing at elevated temperatures under vacuum not only ensured that all the veneers were firmly consolidated – a process requiring many thousands of staples using the conventional cold-moulding process – but allowed for the use of a truly waterproof, single part, high-temperature curing glue.During the curing process the glue impregnated the wood resulting in a virtually rot-proof finished shell.Components such as side-decks were also hot moulded while other parts required for assembly were cut to patterns in the same way as the skin veneers.