if you want to go fast, a flat bottom might be better than a cylinder. Another item is buoyancy and loading: Once the draft is at the middle (50%...
some particulars on your boat and the speed you want to achieve would help: Otherwise, we are all guessing
Fasten 2 of these coracles together and you almsot get a barrel like vessel....similar to the Frenchman's vessel, now 'barreling' across the...
My experience, if you only have 2 systems (main engine, genset) a sea chest is probably excessive and a waste of resources... and space: let...
You should check with your government regulations. They may have their own regs or adopt standards of ISO , ABYC, etc
do you have any more specs on the boat- length, weight etc..
Check with China as well. You never know! Years ago I helped a fellow with a 110' steel sailboat he had built in China. China would not let it...
you can google 'porthole deadlights' (Sometimes called 'shutters') A good deadlight (for a round porthole) will have at least 4 'dogs'(2 in way...
We should all sing the 'beer barrel polka' on his arrival
look at tempered or toughened glass as is required by classification societies (ABS, DNV, Lloyd's, etc) . Thickness depends on lens size. If in...
If you have not designed or built a boat before allow (at least) about 25% of your time for the learning process plus about 15% of your time for...
looks like a barrel of fun... for viewers!
If you want it done properly and if you have to comply with any regulations, hiring a naval architect (or someone with equivalent skills/training)...
I may have missed it but instead of an independent 'power' pod why not use an outboard motor(s)? Keeps it simple, swings up for beaching, steers...
The 'servo' arrangement you describe have been used on wind vane steering (sail boats) for many (40+) years . A 'flapped' rudder (articulated...
Try the cot chair upgrade: Go to a medical supply and get a gurney. Saw one last Friday at a medi-vac. Occupant was extremely comfortable......-...
in some cases you can't really avoid a tri-axial joint* but with proper welding procedure you can lessen or avoid stresses and resulting cracks....
The attached is about 40 years old but might be start. Go back to your supplier and see if he can help. Keep in mind that 7 x 19 will stretch a...
The cause could be elusive and the 'cure' even more so. Yours is not the first boat that I have seen with cracking problems and, like yours,...
Glad you accept that the construction is not the best. Ad Hoc has illustrated lots of details of poor work and classic no-no's, including a good...
