95 Ft. Yacht Construction

[Barron]

Boston,

I agree 100% with your comments, but I already did that !! The first guy looked like his name was Chester, I thought he was looking at my A$$, so I moved on !

Originally Posted by Boston

be sure and have a good contract with a reputable builder
talk to some of his customers
check his references
having been in the building trade for years Ive seen guys who had all the stuff and certainly looked the part that couldnt build for beans
and seen guys that you would think just got out of prison
who were spectacular builders
best of luck
B

[Barron]

Good eye guys !! Paperwork states 95 Tons and it does need work but I can do most of it myself.

Originally Posted by Barron

Good eye guys !! Paperwork states 95 Tons and it does need work but I can do most of it myself.

What did you expect? Half of the replies were made by pro´s.
Thats valid for the upper deck comments too!

[Barron]

Honestly, i didnt expect anything. But you guys were dead on, the work to be done is not excessive. However the construction is another thing.

[Boston]

my ex on this site is that these guys know there biz better than most
hang out and learn before you build
its what Im up to
best
B

[MikeJohns]

Originally Posted by Barron

........... the construction is another thing.

Before you design anything or choose materials you need some more information. Presumably there is some stability info with those papers, cross curves maybe a stability book ? I would also try and find the designer who will have much more detailed information.

You list 51 tons ballast is this when she is in ballast i.e. ballast tanks full?
Between permanent ballasting and adding upper-works you can juggle stability within the requirements for the chosen area of operation and whatever restrictions your authorities will impose.

If there are any plans extant then considering that it's a chined vessel it is easy to take the lines off the plans for importing into CAD and intact static stability calcs.

If there is enough info in the stability book to carry heavy deck cargo then you are already there.

Look long and hard at the machinery too.

Cheers