Tunnel, Another quick question. I understand that ideally you would like the top of the stringers to be perfectly flat. However, if I set the...
Thanks again Tunnel, that was just what I was looking for.
Forum Members, I am about ready to purchase glass for the construction of the deck, cabin, and other misc. structures on my unfinished 46'...
GoBoatingNow, I complete understand your position as I was mulling the very same question a few years back. I concur with the other poster...
Daniel, I am not to the stage of construction where I need to purchase the unit however, I am providing the necessary access for future...
Terholalme, At your suggestion I contacted Dave Gerr and he was kind enough to provide some recent updates to his book, Elements of Boat...
fcfc, Perfect, this is what I was looking for. I actually remember seeing this article before but had forgotten about it. Thanks! Doug
Monel tanks in scrap yards...now there's a happy thought. I'll check it out!
As I read Formula 5-6 it applies to the backing strip and tabbing, but not the bulkheads themselves. Does this mean that you can only extend...
I’m still trying to wrestle with the relative merits of Coosa Board vs. 5 lb Core-Cell for the bulkheads on my 46’ motorsailer . In order to make...
Fred, The tanks in question are water tanks, but the discussion on fuel tanks is very informative. I don't know that I'm quite up for monel...
Fred, Thanks for the input. In your post you say... "Biggest hassle is with the simple shape an EZ to maintain tank is not possible." and...
MIA, Thanks for the suggestion.
Mongo, It's all about the journey! However, it does give one pause when the slightly demented boatniks on this forum think you're over the...
fcfc, The Scott Bader info is very interesting. Their method is similar to what I had proposed. I've written to locate a local distributor so...
fcfc - No new data on the joints. My plan is to cut the bulkheads about 1+" shy of the hull and position them on small 1+" foam spacers. I'll...
Monel cont... Many thanks Mike. I was not aware that Monel 500 had those corrosion issues. I'll stick with the 400, as the required strength is...
Here are two links to Eric Sponberg's designs that use a retractable (removable) rudder. http://boatbuilding.com/article.php/Globetrotter42...
Chris, Thanks for the details on that construction method. I thought that might be how it was done, but wasn't sure if the intent was to...
Here is a description of the laminate/core: The construction is of the ATC bead and cove method using 1 inch thick A500 (5 lb) polyurethane...
