If PKD sails to Cuba on a boat designed by PKB does he have to believe in reality to find Hemingway?
Better to be embarrassed here than at the wrong end of a USCG rescue line. I once sank a sail boat by not building the CB / swing keel trunk...
Hull speed = 1.3 * sqrt LWL so at 49" lwl 1.3 * 7 about 10 kts. I have see the fomula very from 1.2 - 1.5, I think the varince is due in part to...
try tyvek for sails on the pora. looks good.
I’m thinking of designing and building a 12 ish foot sharpie to be light enough to carry on top of a Ford Tours, and provide comfortable semi dry...
Call it my PKB bias but it kind of looks like a skinny micro with bilge keels. then again I learned about sharpies from a Bolger book, so...
Good luck, hope you dont die. but it may be good for the gean pool.
The thing about a boom tent: when sailing it is folded up and tucked out of the way, when you get to a beach or an anchorage you can pop it up and...
Djwkw, others and I have tried to make this point as politely as we could but you just don’t seam to get it. IF YOU GO OUT TO SEA IN A HOUSE BOAT...
rember weight is a factor, boom tents have been around for a very long time, and people have traveled the world with them.
yes - imagination is more important than knowledge but - Start with imagination, back it up with knowledge. start with a dingy, do a search for...
A shanty boat is not designed for open water anyway, so the removable cabin wont have to stand up to big seas. MHO
Im thinking of keeping the same curve as the bottom and applying it to the sides. This should follow Bolgers rule of having the same curve....
I mixed some poly once to do some repairs outside, hoping I could get it to kick before it got too cold that night. I didn’t, and the cold snap...
If you are not looking for a family heirloom go with the poly. If repairs need to be made you can use epoxy later. From my experience, poly...
could somting like this push a kayak at say 2-3 knots (paddle speed) with a 12 - 36 volt eletric motor? can you post more detailed drawings?
Defiantly go with the sharpie, do a search for Phil Bolger, he has many examples of what can be done with a sharpie. I do admire and...
I like the flat hose idea Poida had, wrap the boat just above the water line with enough to lift the full displacement, use either compressed air...
Maybe it’s me, but it just feels wrong to spend money for a filling powder when you can’t feel the weight of it. But as for as structural...
I have been using sanding dust as a cheap thickener for epoxy, but it is still rough. Any ideas how to make even finer powder, other than to...