Cruising vessel size I agree with you Viking. I used the Flicka simply as an example. I sailed our 40 foot schooner from New York to our home in...
Cost is relarive to vessel size and distance traveled If you want a cruising boat with several cabins with private heads and a navigation suite...
Ok Val567 I'm not saying the boat you decribed can't be built and fill the requirements you want....and I'm not saying it can be built. However,...
Interesting reqirements You have interesting requirements but far beyond the scope of the thread. Best way to go to the south seas and live on a...
Troller conversions There have been several salmon trollers that have been converted to pleasure cruisers and I believe there is one on...
Another cruising option There are plenty of reasonably priced center cockpit sailboats on the market presently. Sailboats have greater...
Tom MacNaughton's designs for a barge Being familar with Tom's designs to a degree, one unique feature of his barge design is that it can be...
Without going to extremes in size, a barge of about 50 feet in length might be the ideal size for most applications. Paul Fisher of Selway Fisher...
There's alreaady some really neat production houseboats on the market that look like cottages, but can be moved under their own outboard power. I...
Sailing scows have also intrigued me over the years as a ship captain. A few years back there was a man here in Florida that built a steel sailing...
Salmon Trollers On a recent rip from Monterey to san Diego along the coasst highway, I sa a few of the 27 to 28 foot older Monterey Clippers for...
With the boating market currently worse than the housing market, it would seem like a good time to buy an inexpensive older center cockpit boat in...
Luxury liner aircraft carrier? Not today or any other Can't wait to have a zillion dollar suite on the approach end of a ship with a bunch on...
"Affordable" steel barge and plans I believe that the only affordable steel barge plans might be from designers such as Paul Fisher at Selway...
Here in lies the basics for two tiny marine businesses In considering building the Hannu's boat yard boats, here's a thought for those wanting...
Benford design hulls vs motor barge Jay gave me a copy of his catalog at the Annapolis boat show when he, Rubin and Jerry Trane were displaying...
Several months ago I came across a website that had boats that beginning boat builders can easily put together and have a nice finished product...
Prior planning essential in barge building Wonder what the price of scrap aluminum was at that time? With any boat building project, the...
Response to Tad Hi Tad, I didn't mean to sharp shoot your input. Some of naval architect friends are Tom MacNaughton, Jay Benford, the late Phil...
Boat design Hi Richard. In part I agree with your point of view. Over my 71 years I have been a ship master that came up through the ranks for 4...
