Well, for those who thought I was an idiot, take this: yesterday, at 2.00am local Kinshasa-time, our 6m aluminium boat was cast successfully. This...
It seems like I have found my guy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ydRyLlI0AQ&feature=player_embedded (Part on the boad-building begins at 3'15"....
Below, in the picture, some other interesting products that might be transported in case there's a problem with the leaves. (Prices in that...
Well, the market is actually unknown, in the sense that the number of collectors is potentially huge, and in the sense that a small decrease in...
Skot, I'm not sure, but we're talking about a cargo vessel of some sorts. Aren't hydrofoils supposed to be "flying" through the water? It's...
A 21 meter catamaran would look something like this. We'd just put the bags of leaves on there and cover them with a bache when it rains. When not...
I'd just be glueing it, though. [I'm reading your entire posts, so plz allow me some time to digest. Just wanted to clarify that quick detail...
Wooden Catamaran design limitations http://forum.woodenboat.com/showthread.php?91716-Wooden-Catamaran-design-limitations Seems like wood...
Would two 25hp Yamaha outboard engines be sufficient? We have those. We could test them on a catamaran. I'll have to check some prices on...
Again, thanks for the many additional ideas. Can those who talked about a slim, long catamaran elaborate a bit? As I understand it they can go...
Guys, you are great! I just dropped in an "exotic" idea to get a discussion going (but we know: bag = drag). And it seems that things are...
Diesel currently costs FC 950, which is around $1.1 per liter. Per capita incomes used to be lower than US$ 171, so there's some progress in the...
Wow, wouldn't a jetski be able to function as a tug? I read that some of these machines have over 300 horsepower engines. I've seen some pull...
I've thought about that, but then I think you can never compete with the big boats out there. They go upstream very slow and travel only once in a...
It needs speed both ways. Because going upstream empty needs to be done fast as well in order to play with the time-schedule of the cargo airplanes.
Don't shoot me, I'm trying several things at one time. Those who think "ridiculous", please don't read this thread. Here's the opportunity:...
Ok, so why is the idea of a single piece cast boat "idiotic"? The U.S. Navy has done it to produce the most successful boat during the Vietnam...
Richard, the FAO boats are great, but they are probably too small for our purpose.
In short, you own your own nuclear power plant and your own hydroelectric station to provide you with electricity. Do you? No you don't....
The idea is obviously to transport the products of more than 1 farmer. The point was that 1 farmer doesn't have the financial resources to invest...