Realistically a loaded landing craft will only meet ISO Category C requirements and that standard will limit your operations. TC doesn't "decide"...
What appears to be a pole in the picture are "hammer leads" for driving pilings using a drop hammer. Drop hammers used to be everywhere, today...
Lots of barge pushing in BC. My Dad pushed his barge[ATTACH] on the hip for years. The ferry barge for Protection Island (Nanaimo Harbour) is...
Regulation of an un-maned barge is far less than for a self-propelled (crewed) commercial vessel.
The flat-bottomed box will always have the least draft for a given load, which will be a huge deal if you're working on/off an unimproved beach....
Pay close attention to jehardiman's comments. If the waterplane (waterline area) is 12' x 26', in salt water it will take about 1600 lbs to sink...
Standout articles in Professional Boatbuilder include Mike Peters two pieces in #126 and #127 on high speed hull design, and Alan Gilbert's piece...
Lord was all there was 40 years ago, not sure there's anything relevant to modern design in it. Same with Du Cane. Bolger or Garden's design...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] That's the 73' centerboard ketch Jubilee, based closely on Bob Harris's work at Sparkman & Stephens.[ATTACH]
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There was more to the capsize of Baaden than improper ballasting. A steeply inclined launching ramp(the builders apparently didn't realize this...
Please provide a link to a 24' displacement boat with cuddy, hardtop, and control console with 9.9 HP that I can buy new for $31,250......
For really specific information on these boats see Fishing Boats Of The World; Vol.2. Published in 1960 by FAO at the United Nations, it contains...
Seems close to a Rhodes Swiftsure 33.
Don't think it's a Spencer, the 35 is a full keel boat and the the 31 has a spade rudder and much sleeker molded house and deck. The Skeg on this...
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This article shows the various curves of areas for particular S/L...
An auxiliary dipping lug sail as advocated by Phil Bolger. This rig was intended to be lowered and the mast re-stepped on the other side with...
Honestly, unless you are specifically building a disposable boat, buy the very best material you can lay your hands on. This is an 18' boat,...