Wake31 Sorry for the long delay, I've been busy with all sorts. Ferro cement is always a blend of cement, water and sand. The water to cement...
Wake 31 I guess that is 'Murphy's law' at its finest, if anything can go wrong it will.....one rock on the beach and you'll hit it twice! Yes,...
Hi Wake 31 For use in marine applications generally cement with better sulfate resistance is recommended, but that is when mortar or concrete is...
Thanks very much for the information. I appreciate your help.
Thanks for the advice. Do you have any guidance on approximately how much epoxy is required for the three coats to coat the plywood?
Epoxy I just priced epoxy here in Sydney last week. If I buy 20 kg of epoxy it is approx $14 (Aussie dollars) per kg. The necessary hardener is...
Your solution......if it's over 2.5m....sneak down to the water at night. Thanks for the pic!
Thanks everyone for the input. After spending all the time on designing a trailerable boat to fit the 2.5 m rule I guess I was quite upset at the...
I can't imagine it to be true and hope, as you say that it is just a not-so-funny-joke, but here is the quote from the 'International Moth Class...
This is not particularly a multihull topic, but I'm not sure where to post. Since multihull threads are where I spend 90% of my time..I'll give it...
I pulled out my old book on ferro cement boat building. 'How To Build a Ferro Cement Boat' by Sampson and Wellens, two well known personalities in...
I think it is the kind of job you can easily tackle yourself. If there is rust it would be a good idea to passify the rust and clean any chloride...
Some progress pictures sure would be great, even some pics of the boat in general! Do you have any idea how the hole got there? I have spent over...
I agree with PAR, except I don't think it will be practical to give it a generous 'feather' edge. The mortar usually only covers the mesh by about...
Ferro cement damage is supposed to be easy and cheap to fix. Most ferro hulls are made up of approximately 6 mm steel rods about 50 mm apart,...
Happy Chrismas to all my boatdesign.net friends. Thanks for all your posts that have kept me informed and sometimes amused all year. Hope the...
Good luck. Let us know when the design is finished and you start building.
Whoosh Thank you very much for sharing your valuable information and experience. I have wondered about some of the things you've mentioned,...
Remember to factor for loss of strength in welding Chris White, in his book 'The Cruising Multihull' on page 73 has a photo of a weld failure on...
Thanks for posting your design. It is always nice when ideas are posted for everyone to see. My initial impressions are that the bridge-deck...
