Thanks John, good info. The design I am involved in, will feature hard rubber guides/seal around where the retractable foil meets the fixed...
Hello community, looking for information on support and spacing of moveable keel on 27' or bigger sailboats. I am not lazy and have and still...
I used 304 and 316 in brackisch water partially immersed in bottom mud. The part in the mud and under neath where oysters etc attached was heavily...
Hello in some other industries (dairy,biomedical etc) elbow fittings are available and used. Yes welds need to be ground and polished; but bends...
Fiberglass over Stainless steel Hello gonzo and yokebutt; thanks for comments but still have concern and questions. To benefit from S/S in...
Hello boat experts Need to improve my understanding on applying epoxy/glassfiber over bare metal; in this case 316 S/S sandblasted to roughen for...
jet for sailboatshttp://www.boatdesign.net/forums/newreply.php# thanks, but dont understand(lack knowledge) why jet nozzle has to be on or above...
Thanks for comments so far, here is something I dug out,pretty recent article too: The oldest copper-nickel boat in existence. "The Asperida,...
jet prop for sailboats? Thanks Thunderhead19, very good information on your suggested site. If I read correctly, application of jet is...
Hello Jet drives are popular for small and fast vessels.(lots of hp) But how about for aux. propulsion in heavier boats? What would be the...
Hello , CuNiFer Alloys (copper/nickel) have many advantages as material for building hulls, rudders and any other wetted part of seawater...
