There is considerble controversy around the use of epoxy to glue white oak. Some say it's fine. Others say it's not. I have polled several epoxy...
Can anyone tell me why cherry is not used more often in boat building? It seems to me that it might be an attractive and reasonable substitue for...
I'm trying to design a rudder for my self-designed 14' flat bottom sailing skiff and I'm not sure how to proceed. I know that the rudder should be...
What size & length screw should I use to attach the 1/4" plywood sides and 3/8" plywood bottom of my skiff to the 3/4" wide Doug Fir frames ? The...
I'm trying to design a sailing rig for a 14 foot flat bottom skiff. The sail area will be 70 sq ft. According to Jim Michalak's web pages, the...
Any thought about the suitability of dark red meranti (AKA Phillipine Mahogany) for use as sawn frames, stem and chine material in a traditionally...
am a first time boat builder - or at least I will be once I start the darned thing - who is thinking about builiding the 12 foot skiff from...
Greetings. This is my first post to this forum though I have been lurking for a while and found a lot of useful information here. I am about to...
