See now this thread is what this forum should be all about. Someone whos obviously new to the game asking humbly for help and opinion... Look at...
No offense Sportfishing, but if you even have to ask the question is it possible to take a mould off a fibreglass boat.... then you are nowhere...
Excellent Landlubber, thank you - a man after my own heart. Im forty - thats somewhere between young -ish and old!!(duck for cover...) Ive...
I dont think he meant he 'is' a boatbuilder, but that he 'will be the person building the boat ie:the boatbuilder.' If you are going to attempt...
Ok so I just read the thread heading, maybe my worst moment as described above wasnt boatbuilding per se but I thought it funnny nevertheless....
Ive just bought a book on clinker bulding by John Leather, very nice and informative little book, well worth the money. Actually there are some...
Judging by the blue streaks around those bubbles in the surrounding gel in those photos , it looks like the gel has been sanded too thin or...
I think mine has to be the old leaving the bung out. Classic situation, reverse the boat and trailer down the slip, pull the car out, make sure...
If you take a look at an Optomist dinghy they have quite a large belly shape sown in to the sail. Even if it is flat , it should still work to an...
You go ahead and follow your dream Evantica. Dont worry about other people telling you you know nothing about design , seems like you dont dare...
Id give it two/three coats of gelprotect - by international paints
Really really nice Alex, Ive no doubt you'll find a suitable position somewhere in the industry. Hey.. if you cant find ajob , there are always...
I think its a first class site. Simple , elegant, shows everything you need to know. and I would kill for a yard just like that, right next to...
Hey Dnice Ive done a few the way you want to do it. Im not a fan of using bits of wood as fillets, so I normally use something like two pieces...
Hi Hesus Thanks for the PM regarding the straightness of your spray rails.:) I am pretty sure they are straight but , I only commented...
Very nice evantica Good idea to use the original boat as a 'pattern' What rigging do you intend for her?
Thanks for that, Im planning on building mysellf a little round the cans racer this way,about twenty four footer, hopefully start in a couple of...
Those spray rails go all over the place by the looks of it. Apart from that it loks nice.:)
Never, ever drive a boat while drinking....... You might spill it!:D Itchy
I use to have a cathedral hull , which I used for flyfishing on the rivers in South Africa, really good because of the ability to operate in...
