I'm seeing that new commercial catamaran ferries (20-40m) are moving to carbon fibre construction. Has there been improvements in price of the...
Where can I find datasheets/properties for marine plywood? I'm looking for tables with thicknes versus stiffness and strenght etc. rgds Tom
Is there a simple rule of thumb for how biaxial e-glass compares to woven rowing/Cloth of similar weight? I'm thinking of using a single layer...
Very interesting topic this is! I live close by one of the big oil terminals in Norway (Mongstad), where the harbour tug mentioned in the Voith...
I found Nauticalmind.com to be a bit expensive, at least on shipping to Europe. After some fooling around on google, I ended up at...
Any (online-) stores stocking these books in Europe/Norway? Can't find them on Amazon, and Westsystem in Norway are not expecting them in until...
Hans: The reason for just asking for foam cores are borne out of a process of elemination when selecting core material. Main criterieas have been...
The scope of the project is to build a wooden boat as strong and tough as possible within my weight limits and construction abilities, and do it...
First thing that popped up on my screen that is a bit related is this one: http://bassandwalleyeboats.com/output.cfm?id=943291 This 20' cat...
yokebutt: You would recomend me Corecell then? I finally found the article and the time to read it. Very interesting - especially the way the core...
I need help selecting a foam core for a 25' runabout/offshore "racer". The boat will need to sustain high impact loads from highspeed slamming....
I don't have the ability to make a proper 3d wire image right now, but here is a side view showing the spring (?) chine and keel lines. The boat...
Hi Vince, I'm also new to boat designing and building and found this thread very interesting! I've been toying with some ideas in my mind for some...
Also; have a look at the "Saint Barbara", also made by Van Dam Woodcraft. http://www.vandamwoodcraft.com/frames/currentindexmm.html under...
D'ARTOIS: The plywood/kevlar laminate sounds very tough in deed! But, as I mentioned earlier I see probelms forming plywood in three dimensions...
D'ARTOIS: It's very reassuring to know that the design that struck me as close to perfect actually is. Even though his designs are way beyond the...
Karsten: I will probably use a architect to design me a one-off, or buy drawings that can be easily adapted to my needs. I can see myself...
Maby I should give a defined outline of what I'm after - a cruiser of 23-25' to accomodate en engine of 500-550 fwhp. Total weight should...
Hello all! New to boat construction, and trying to make my learing curve as steep as possible... Have all these questions that need answers......