One more question - what's the technical or nautical term for the crimp in the side of flat bottom boats? I think it's supposed to divert water...
Thanks for all of the responses. This helped a lot.
That makes perfect sense. Thanks gonzo! And thanks for the vocab lesson! The boating terminology is definitely a new language!
Alright, I belong to a bowfishing forum and we're all flatbottom (give or take a few percent deadrise) freaks. Airboats, fan boats, tunnel hulls,...
Well, not necessarily looking for one liners. A book recommendation would be fine. I'm just interested in a really focused set of hull shapes is...
Thanks again Ad Hoc!
Hi, I'm a member at a fishing forum and we commonly discuss boat design, but mostly the rigging and not hull design. Where is a place I or...
The above is absolutely true. I just finished removing a nicely built but rotting plywood floor and decking from my aluminum boat and every...
Thanks Ad Hoc. You are definitely a big help!
Ad Hoc - I do not have an idea of the aluminum grade. Is there a way to tell from looking at it? I'm guessing 5052, but not sure. If I go with...
Thanks for the suggestions Lt. Holden & Ad Hoc. Very much appreciated. And the best part is I'm learning the proper terms for the parts of the...
Here are a couple of pictures of the boat. And actually, the first five ribs are broken. This is something I could not have examined when I...
Thanks Messabout - I really like the grating. I'm still looking for some that's about on par with aluminum as far as price goes. I thought...
Thanks Ad - will get them up after work today. I'm thinking it may have been used in the gulf some.
Ad Hoc - the ribs cracked down the centerline of the boat (running from bow to stern).
Yes, I will take some pictures tomorrow and post them up. They have been repaired previously and cracked at the repair weld. I like the idea of...
There's not a chance of plywood going back into the boat. I've had to replace too many plywood soles to be attracted to that idea. We had to...
Paint the boat red, too. Red boats go faster.
Step 1 - Fill out your last will and testament. That's pretty much it.
From what I've seen after a quick review - the fiberglass grating is about 2.5x the price of the aluminum. I realize I said price wasn't a huge...
