I just bought Water Craft (the UK-one, that is) #69, because of an article-seris of building a strip-plank Roxane (the Nigel Irens design). The...
For a measly £17 million you can be the owner of Saddam Husseins yacht, now renamed "Ocean Breeze". It was built by the danish Helsingør Værft...
First off, I'm not going to build anything like this tomorrow, but what do you guys think of using Li-Man-batteries for electric propulsion? Or...
I'm not kidding: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/6675381.stm
(I didn't know where to put this – at least it's in "propulsion") Usually I don't think much about engines, nor handling any boat under one, but...
Well, do you think it is possible? Of course, one could stick a broom shaft on a raft made from old milk bottles, and a coat for a sail, but do...
First of all, I want to apologise, because this is propably in the wrong place, but I have no idea where to ask a question about anchors. So, in...
Yup, you heard right - I just had a discussion with a couple of flat-earthers! I didn't think those people even existed, but it turns out they do....
As I sit here and wait for tomorrow to come because I will get me some more epoxy, it is raining cats and dogs. It makes me think of how nice it...
I'm embarrassed to ask this question, but I need to ask someone, and you're the only guys in the know that I know. I'm thinking of taking a...
Hmm, some of you might know that I'm building a scaled down version of "Laura", a NY Bay Sloop from Chapelle's American Small Sailing Craft. The...
DHMO, or Dihydrogen Monoxide is one of all-times worst killer. From www.dhmo.org _DHMO contributes to global warming and the "Greenhouse...
I just had a thought - I'm well aware it isn't new by any stretch. I'm thinking about black sails, propably dacron. Will it have a shorter life...
Sorry, double post.
I have just begun a thorough search for lumber, and since it will be mahogany, I don't want to buy too much, nor will I want to buy too little....
Well, after getting tons of help in "my other" thread, and altering my plans "slightly", I have decided to built my dream boat (a dinghy, lol)...
Hi everyone, I have finally found the boat I want to build. In the latest edition of Water Craft (the UK-one), there's a feature on a scaled...