This is really one for the English south coast sailors who understand just how crowded places like the Solent can get but if anyone else has good...
all good firsthand info guys, thanks!
Yep the BS1088 stuff over here is all sold in metric sizes, so the 4mm ply comes out at 3.6mm and is sold as such - I guess for the same reasons...
I quite agree, the consideration here is being made purely because 3/16" (4.76mm) ply is not available at a feasible price in the UK. The nearest...
I'm going to have to disagree. By my thinking and that of others with experience in the materials, If glass is required for strengthening it's...
I know it seems a little counter-intuitive, as the nasty stuff is on the outside generally, but there is logic to it! Glass is very strong in...
We've got one of these at our club, it's not the fastest boat by any means but the guy seems to have a lot of fun with it and takes the kids out...
Thanks for the answers guys. I think in that case I'll go with the 3.6mm and glass the inside anywhere there's likely to be abnormal stresses such...
Imperial to metric ponderings here guys. Plans state the skins are 3/16" ply which is roughly 4.75mm. In the UK the widely available ply sheets...
Happy new year everyone! This being the builder's forum I thought I'd ask how people were getting on with their projects. Are there any underway...
I noticed that, if it had simply given way then surely the rig would have just come down and the boat remained upright - after all it's hardly an...
If you're in the UK it's worth giving the guys at MCMC a call if you're in the UK - www.matrixmouldings.co.uk I've used them for epoxy when...
My thoughts would be enjoy the R21 as it is, then sell it and buy a trimaran. I can't think why you'd pull apart a perfectly good boat, it doesn't...
Thanks for those, LucD. I'd seen the second video before now, but the first one is excellent - that guy really knows how to make a video showing...
Does anybody have any good photos of the interior of an unmodified bucc 24? Bit of an odd request I know, but really useful in getting a proper...
Ouch, at least nobody hurt and by the looks of things all of the boat was recovered. Is there any info on what happened? I guess a waterstay...
There are workshops to be found - I know a guy who got an old print works near his flat in Bethnal Green and for a reasonable rent I believe. The...
mainsailman (and anybody else in the london / southern england area) i'm really keen to see one of these little boats "in the flesh", do keep us...
I think given that you are worried primarily about the feeling of speed from the boats, you should perhaps not be looking for plans, but be...