I have only just linked you with 'Biggles' from a-another forum of a certain canal related bent. Small world! How is the rudder going? Daniel
Thanks. I guess 'aka' could more correctly be replaced with 'I.e.' in that context. Daniel
As the author of the wikipedia article on the subject as well as a member of this site, I would be very interested in people comments on the...
Thats a yess the really, although £36 is better then £40! Fair enough. £10 for for most of it isnt a bad price, but im some what planning to...
I have been reading the PDF version but would like a hardcopy for 'bedtime reading' google reveals few suppliers I have found it for £40 GBP at...
Posts crossed, at which point, I must thank everyone who has replied so far for their thoughts, comments, suggestions, advice and the rate at...
Yes, I suppose the smaller the boat the greater the room for discrepancy. I'm not afraid of planing a bit of a bevel on and I suppose a meter or...
Valid point, although I assumed the displacement was the same as the dry weight, which may or may not be the case, and didnt see that you where...
A ton, and yes, I presume so... maybe stiffness? to carry off the highgloss finish? The specs on Irens website are as below: LOA/LWL 7.3m...
I currently only have a portable circular mitre saw, however I have space and budget for small bandsaw or tablesaw, as well as a hobbie-spec...
The driver for using strip plank rather than plywood would indeed be hull shape, if I can make the final design (which as said, is currently very...
I understand its a foam cored boat, and do not intend to attempt this, nor do I intend to do too much cutting of strips into curves and tapers,...
Thats all for the recommendations. Sadly?, the design of the boat is still fairly up in the air, I had thought I could make what I wanted from...
Cant someone point me in the direction of a good guide or book on strip plank construction? Its very much in the first stages of coming together,...
I like it, diffrent anyway.
The plan is to self-build, yes. Thats and interesting boat, but appears to be really very simple in hull shape, comprising of just two sides...
I found two videos of Elektra last night on youtube, cant confirm the link as youtube is blocked here at work, but I think these may be the two...
I like it. If I was building a garage I would build it in the same way. The marginal cost of decent windows, wall and ceiling inslualation, etc....
There is only a fine line between being realistic and being negative, partuiarly when it comes to taking on someone elses failed project as a...
My field of knowlage is narrowboats, simple boats, in fresh water. The main issue there certainly is the dissimilar metals, stainless propshaft...
