I was thinking of doing the same thing with my Ground Effect since I have to transport the two hulls separately but on second thoughts I'm going...
Yes I agree with the tape being needed because of the brittleness of epoxy, I also drill holes around the perimeter of the bulkheads etc. and push...
Multihull manufacture is probably not as evident as dinghies and so the pressure from the business people to get theirs represented is at work....
Yes it does appear to be a bit of a puzzle why the only class which has a unique feature to it is dropped, I can only think there's pressure from...
I built a 9 metre ground effect and all the bulkheads were epoxied in using a wood flour mix. It withstood Wima in Ft. Lauderdale when 180 Knot...
The games now are about selling and advertising long gone are the days when sport was the aim. There's so much money involved that if an event...
The Americas cup is now a farce, as you say apart from better sail material for the huge amounts of money nothing has been achieved, it's just a...
A typical load of American flag waving propaganda and the trouble they are so steeped in their own sense of importance they don't realise how...
Rob, I lived in Wivenhoe and had an Express Pirate, 17 foot mono and belonged to the Brightlingsea Yacht club and Wivenhoe sailing club. Reg...
Rob, I only went on it once as a first trial, I had just left the British Army and was very fit so running up and down that aluminium frame wasn't...
Although the Tornado is old it's still unique and exciting to watch. I used to sail round Brightlingsea in Essex England where Reg. White and...
It sounds a good idea and it's something I considered for my Ground Effect catamaran but the extra weight you add to make the container defeats...
Good idea Rick, I didn't realise that until I was 55 Y.O. and then I fitted out a Colvic Watson hull and sailed around the Med. for 11 years. Give...
Alan, I suspect it's a matter of whether you're building one boat or several. For production runs it pays to buy the equipment to cut down labour...
Thank you for that excellent post rwatson. I have an idea which may be useful in cats. and a way to avoid the weather hull lifting and that is...
Could someone just explain what KSS is exactly, I've googled it but without success. I take it it is building with foam in one form or other....
I like the strip cedar constuction for the hulls, it's easy and it's quick. Building the hardback took about 30 hours for my 30 footer. Laying up...
you have some excellent ideas Brian, I shall have a good look at the double centreboard idea over the winter. I tried to use a foil instead of the...
I have no idea of todays costs but I bought my pipes from a contractor who had over estimated but I paid pennies for them. The houseboat was still...
I designed and built a houseboat many years ago using plastic sewer pipe 2 foot diameter. It will draw about a foot with 180 pounds load. In other...
