I would think it is near impossible for say a marine surveyor to appraise the situation without being there, unless they are familiar with the...
There are tables created by plywood manufacturers that show the practical bending radii for ply of various thicknesses. Developable means...
How hard is it to seal a drum ? I can't imagine the original material used would not be adequate.
The material itself will tell you what it is happy with, you cannot compare sheet metal to thin ply, the bending radii limitations are not...
Looking forward to seeing the finished product in action !
work, work, work !
Does member here HJS have something in his range that might interest you ? Sassdesign
The principle reason for not going to diesel would be weight. And doesn't smell so good with a tail wind !
"German Silver" is something rarely heard about, it was once used as a cheap substitute for chrome plating I think, it does not contain silver.
I think he is thinking about what a "sandwich" of different metals would bring. I would probably bring a lot of problems, like corrosion !
If micro coatings could increase the strength of metal, you've have heard about it.
haha, and I fear you may be serious ! The idea of the sandwich is to get stiffness, "strength" in terms of say tensile strength, does not...
You would think if this boat was a roaring success, given it was around a few years ago, it would at least have some open access reviews...
Just me perhaps, but if they won't sell you the plans, you aren't allowed into the forum, that would be enough to deter me.
Modest size four-stroke outboards are very easy on fuel, you are getting off the track thinking diesel.
Have a talk to TANSL, he may be able to conjure something and provide you with something workable, the design is a pretty simple one.
Uncanny the way you have been stymied with this, the seller of plans not wanting to sell their plans (unusual !), you can't get in touch with...
For starters, talking about top speed is more academic than practical, you don't sensibly run outboards at full throttle for reasons of fuel...
There's a degree of rocker to that hull that suggests to me that 15 knots would be beyond its best, maybe 10-12 knots it would be happier
Just looking at that build blog of "Ron's" boat, you can see curvature in the forward bottom sections, the drawings don't show it. I can see you...
