Hello to the many experts on this forum. I've really enjoyed reading and learning from all of you. As a low budget hobbyist, I'm using...
Container Cat For some time, I have been investigating the idea of using the 8'x8.5x40' steel cargo containers as an infrastructure for a...
Is not the welding going to destroy the annealling? I suspect that this is the order that is practiced, but the heat treatment must be performed...
Thanks for the article. It was very informative.
Sounds like fun to me. You would probably get better sailing characteristics using two large pipes. If you use three, then you are moving...
I am not clear on what you are proposing. A sketch would be nice. Are you suggesting a configuration similar to a swing keel? Where you...
Requirements? What size do you envision? Is it trailerable? Can one or two men carry it? How will this boat be propelled? Does it have a...
Broaching? Just re-reading John Shuttleworths article on multihulls. http://www.john-shuttleworth.com/Articles/NESTalk.html He suggested that...
What is it that your making? I am prototyping various designs. For several years, I have been making paper models (6" - 12") by printing...
Pontoons I have considered doing a similar thing with 2' diameter fiberglass drainage pipe. As far as i can tell, it is not an optimum...
Thanks Johnny that's very helpful information. I expect to experiment with some of these materials, but your direction will save a lot of time.
What foams have you successfully used with West System epoxy system?
Dashboards I provide consulting services producing dashboards for management. For a dashboard to be of real value, it must be devised for your...
What are your recommendations for synthetic foam core materials which are compatible with West System epoxy? I prefer closed cell, but looking...
Sketch of idea Here is the direction I was thinking. Taking the line of thought of a cruising vessel, using the hull as much as possible to gain...
After generating a new set of offsets in excel, the Cm results looked reasonable. Cm started at .7 and went down to .5 Must have been...
Bow Orientation Steve, I did not find it in the manual, but my notes have that the X coordinate is the longitudinal direction and that the...
Cm = 1? Raggi_Thor, your definition makes sense, but the numbers that I get from FreeShip don't seem to fit. I'm working with a wedge. Thus,...
I'm using freeship software which calculates a midship coefficient (Cm). Can you describe what this is and how it is used in design work?...
Why you would want to draw fuel from above the bottom I cant immagine. Nigel Calder in "Marine Diesel Engines" says If tanks are placed...
