Funny, I was just looking there as a reference, but was looking under the bar section, not plate. Thanks.
This is pretty much what I was thinking, I wouldn't relocate the chainplates outboard, only the bolt heads. Chainplates would remain inside the...
My wife thinks I have a problem, but I have it all under control :). The bar is 13 x 1-1/8 x 1/8", the cross piece is same dimensions but 7" wide....
A very old, beat up 1963 Rhodes 19 followed me home from craigslist a few weeks ago and I've been going through and replacing just about...
Looks like a fun boat, too bad it is a bit too long for my current shop.
Tom Cat is lovely, but right now I'm looking specifically at plywood construction. Unfortunately, my current shop really has a hard stop at 12'...
I guess I've been in the wrong catboats, but regardless, I have a great fondness for the beetlecat and given that my current shop dictates...
Over the past month I have been spending a lot of time trying to get up to speed designing a small raid type sailboat here:...
I didn't see this post before I sent my last post. My current thought is to have sidedecks, but I think your right, it might need a little more...
Thanks for the tip, I'll give it a try. I'm certainly getting lots of practice with FreeShip!. On the other hand, I spent some more time reading...
Thanks for all the feedback. Realistically, if I decide to go for it and build, it won't be until next summer at the earliest because I have been...
Thanks, I knew that had to be a feature somewhere, but I didn't see it. I'm sure my cut plates would have been much more accurate. Oh well, I...
I figured; I've been reading Skene's Elements of Yacht Design (with calculator by my side), but it isn't a quick read. Can you recommend another?
So I made a bunch of the suggested changes such as dropping the forward chine further, flattening the transom and just generally cleaning up the...
That probably makes sense, I like the look though. I'm going to keep it for now and if it proves to be too much added difficulty when building a...
Feel free, having only built a few small, simple dinghies from plans, I don't have any feel for how much a plywood panel can be manipulated....
Thanks PAR, I think I understand what you are talking about in theory, but I am going to have to sit down with some scissors and construction...
Thanks, that makes perfect sense. I never even thought about how hard it would be to bend a panel in that area. I moved the first chine down...
Thanks SukiSolo, Over the Thanksgiving holiday, I spent a little more time making changes to the design. Here are the major changes: 1. Added an...
You are not alone in wanting the simplicity of a tiller; I removed the wheel from my Alberg 35 and redesigned the cockpit with a tiller. Better...
