Wow, thank you for all the posts. I wish I'd gotten back on here sooner to read them as they came. I have read a few boatbuilding books George...
A bit of a side question, I've never really thought about designing a fast boat so I've never considered laminar flow in water. 1. since water...
With that in mind I'll keep you posted as I build my first few boats :) maybe I can learn good techniques from you guys, and you can learn from...
HDPE is a great idea, I've used fiberglass and HDPE mortar tubes for pyrotechnics for quite a while, and after several "flowerpots" (in tube...
I'm just now starting my first "real" boatbuilding project. Aside from my crazy OSB adventures, or my fir stripped galleon. My designs are...
I'm not highly experienced in boat building yet, but I do know hickory fairly well. I've done my fair share of fence repair, and at one point...
I'm not sure of how directly comparable the two are, but you might look at Seaplanes for an answer. For a specific example, a Grumman HU-16...