Paul, Thanks for your input on the tabernacle infrastructure. No sails came with the boat and I did not find a vendor ID number or anthing...
My cousin recently purchased this boat for $250. The mast and boom came with it, but are not on the boat. Also, a centerboard and rudder came...
Can anyone help identify this design, make, model, or brand? It is a 16' production boat, made from fiberglass polyester, with aluminum spars....
Both tubes act as exhaust and intake, but a shorter tube should have a greater intake value than the longer tube. If your boat is not going...
aka heat pipe engine here is some quantitative anlaysis.
Roly, I used a product called CLR to clean my heat exchangers. I rinsed very well after running the engine up to operating temperature with it...
You need low humidity air to pass over the bilge. Low humidity air is hard to come by naturally in Florida. To get the effect you want, there...
rules of thumb Tom, Thanks for this rule of thumb. I don't think I've heard this stated like this before. Is it for power boats, sailboat,...
May I ask what are the specific challenges? As with any mast the materials and strength/weight, but in addition? 1) the load carrying bearings?...
Darr, In the pdf file on your website, at the very end is: CAUTION: Contains asbestos fibers avoid creating dust, breathing asbestos dust may...
Thanks for the post and links guys. Larsson and Eliasson's Principles of Yacht Design has a description of the design spiral also, and he...
As Richard suggested, the boat itself looks like it would be much more expensive to repair than to build a new one. If you want to get creative,...
I'm interested in the details of those windows too. Nice job!
Production cost Joao, I’ve been contemplating the boat building business for many years. It is definitely a competitive business. As of now,...
Nice job CDK. I want to keep that idea in mind. Looks very useful.
I'd say it is a demonstration of excellent seamanship and judgement. He and his crew believed they could do it and they did.
I approached from a slightly different direction. How to build a bike for my boat. My plan is to start with a Bull taco 250cc trials bike and...
What about using them to create a female mold that becomes the outer shell of the boat? What about cutting the panels from these fiberglass...
Vulkyn, Do these yards have any formal quality control process in place at all? Where they have written procedures and review point where the...
Thanks for pointing this thread out. I had not looked at it before since I'm usually interested in sailboats. However, it is very relevant to a...
