I have re-powered my Stone Horse with a Beta 14. New 3/4" shaft with Buck Algonquin spud type stuffing box. Specified packing for that arrangement...
I have looked at many CAD options at this point. Thus far, I cannot find CAD software that inorporates all that I would wish for. So I thought I...
Two questions about CAD... (briefly dealt with previously in another thread): While the 3d models of my designs are nice things to produce,...
For those using a CAD package in the design of boats .. (2D,3D, and modelling)... Are you drawing predominantly with a mouse, trackpad, or pen &...
I am presently stripping many coats of varnish from 40 year old Doug fir rectangular hollow mast. Varnish had broken down in many places and...
Thinking of using the "birdsmouth method" to build mast for my son's CLC Skerry. We are going with a balanced lug of about 64^2 ft. The mast...
I have a small aluminum tank (3.5 gallons) that has been untouched, and half full of diesel fuel for almost 5 years. With what solvent (if any)...
Is anyone aware of a distributer for the Bukh DV 7 small diesel in the US? Thanks. Robert
I am about to puchase a 2"x8" plank of sitka spruce to build a solid round mast - with widest dimension just in excess of 3". The plan is to rip...
I'm considering a birdsmouth mast for the lug-rigged boat we are now building. Have been wondering (worrying?) about best way to place solid...
I am thinking about repowering my Stonehorse with the 9HP Yanmar engine. (Yanmar GM Series 1GM10E) Seems like a good fit... light, small, etc....
I am searching for a source of spar quality clear sitka spruce for an unstayed mast. Will need 3"x3" square section, a little over 13' long....
Regarding the simple Gypsy "Instant Boat" design by Payson/Bolger, Does anyone know the design sail area for this boat? Weight of hull/rigged?...
Can anyone recommend a book or other source material on designing a balanced lug rig? Some questions I've been pondering: Need to calculate...
What are the technical and practical advantages and disadvantages of sheathing a wood strip plank hull with epoxy/fiberglass vs. epoxy/Dynel? The...
Is anyone using a handheld programmable graphing calculator as a supplement for design calculations? For example...TI 83plus, TI 89, others,...
I am using a 37" x 60" surface for a drafting table. The Melamine surface has a very fine grain impressed in it. I am surprised to find that I...
Now "tooling up", as they say. Two questions please: 1. I have a nice drawing surface 32" by 60", but need to build a base for it. I'd like...
Searching for latest edition (1995) of Howard Chapelle's: "Yacht Designing and Planning". Good or excellent condition please. If you wish to...
